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TX Bus Orgs § 251.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 6 - Associations|Chapter 251 - Cooperative Associations|Subchapter H. Reports and Records|Section 251.353. Annual Report of Financial Condition

Sec. 251.353.  ANNUAL REPORT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION.  (a)  This section applies only to a cooperative association that has at least 100 members or at least $20,000 in annual business.(b)  Not later than the 120th day after the date on which the association closes its business each year, a cooperative association shall file in the association's registered office a report of the association's financial condition stating:(1)  the name of the association;(2)  the address of the association's principal office;(3)  the name, address, occupation, and date of expiration of the term of office of each officer and director;(4)  any compensation paid by the association to each officer or director of the association;(5)  the amount and nature of the authorized, subscribed, and paid-in capital;(6)  the total number of shareholders;(7)  the number of shareholders who were admitted to or withdrew from the association during the year;(8)  the par value of the association's shares;(9)  the rate at which any investment dividends have been paid;  and(10)  if the association has no shares:(A)  the total number of members;(B)  the number of members who were admitted to or withdrew from the association during the year;  and(C)  the amount of membership fees received.(c)  The report required by Subsection (b) must:(1)  include a balance sheet and income and expense statement of the cooperative association;  and(2)  be signed by the president and secretary.(d)  A cooperative association that has at least 3,000 members or at least $750,000 in annual business shall file a copy of the report required by this section with the secretary of state.(e)  A person commits an offense if the person signs a report that is required by this section and contains a materially false statement that the person knows is false.  An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by:(1)  a fine of not less than $25 or more than $200;(2)  confinement in county jail for a term of not less than 30 days or more than one year;  or(3)  both the fine and confinement.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 251.354 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 6 - Associations|Chapter 251 - Cooperative Associations|Subchapter H. Reports and Records|Section 251.354. Failure to File Report

Sec. 251.354.  FAILURE TO FILE REPORT.  (a)  If a cooperative association required by Section 251.353 to file a copy of a report with the secretary of state does not file the report within the prescribed time, the secretary of state shall send written notice of the requirement to the cooperative association at the cooperative association's principal office not later than the 60th day after the date the report becomes due.(b)  If a cooperative association required by Section 251.353 to file a report at the cooperative association's registered office, but not with the secretary of state, fails to file the report within the prescribed time, the secretary of state or any member of the cooperative association may send written notice of the requirement to the cooperative association's principal office.(c)  If the cooperative association does not file the report before the 61st day after the date notice is sent under Subsection (a) or (b), a member of the cooperative association or the attorney general may seek a writ of mandamus against the cooperative association and the appropriate officer or officers to compel the filing of the report.  The court shall require the cooperative association or the officer who is determined to be at fault to pay the expenses of the proceeding, including attorney's fees.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 75 (S.B. 1518), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Bus Orgs § 251.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 6 - Associations|Chapter 251 - Cooperative Associations|Subchapter I. Winding Up and Termination|Section 251.401. Voluntary Winding Up and Termination

Sec. 251.401.  VOLUNTARY WINDING UP AND TERMINATION.  (a)  A cooperative association may wind up and terminate its affairs in accordance with Chapter 11 and Sections 22.301-22.303.(b)  If a cooperative association is directed to wind up and liquidate its affairs, three members of the cooperative association elected by a vote of at least a majority of the members voting shall be designated as trustees on behalf of the cooperative association to:(1)  pay debts;(2)  liquidate the cooperative association's assets within the time set in the trustees' designation or any extension of time;  and(3)  distribute the cooperative association's assets in the manner provided by Section 251.403.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 251.402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 6 - Associations|Chapter 251 - Cooperative Associations|Subchapter I. Winding Up and Termination|Section 251.402. Execution of Certificate of Termination

Sec. 251.402.  EXECUTION OF CERTIFICATE OF TERMINATION.  An officer of a cooperative association or one or more of the persons designated as a liquidating trustee under Section 251.401 shall execute the certificate of termination on behalf of the cooperative association.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 251.403 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 6 - Associations|Chapter 251 - Cooperative Associations|Subchapter I. Winding Up and Termination|Section 251.403. Distribution of Assets

Sec. 251.403.  DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS.  Subject to Sections 11.052 and 11.053(a), the trustees designated under Section 251.401 shall distribute the cooperative association's assets in the following order:(1)  by returning the par value of the investors' capital to investors;(2)  by returning the amounts paid on subscriptions to subscribers for invested capital;(3)  by returning the amount of patronage dividends credited to patrons' accounts to the patrons;(4)  by returning to members their membership capital; and(5)  by distributing any surplus in the manner provided by the certificate of formation:(A)  among the patrons who have been members or subscribers of the cooperative association during the six years preceding the date of termination, on the basis of patronage during that period;(B)  as a gift to any cooperative association or other nonprofit enterprise designated in the certificate of formation; or(C)  by a combination of both methods of distribution.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 688 (H.B. 1737), Sec. 133, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Bus Orgs § 251.404 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 6 - Associations|Chapter 251 - Cooperative Associations|Subchapter I. Winding Up and Termination|Section 251.404. Involuntary Termination

Sec. 251.404.  INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION.  A suit for involuntary termination of a cooperative association organized under this chapter may be instituted for the causes and prosecuted in the manner provided by Chapter 11.  The assets of a cooperative association that is involuntarily terminated shall be distributed in accordance with Section 251.403.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 251.451 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 6 - Associations|Chapter 251 - Cooperative Associations|Subchapter J. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 251.451. Exemption From Taxes

Sec. 251.451.  EXEMPTION FROM TAXES.  A cooperative association organized under this chapter is exempt from the franchise tax and license fees imposed by the state or a political subdivision of the state, except that a cooperative association is exempt from the franchise tax imposed by Chapter 171, Tax Code, only if the cooperative association is exempt under that chapter.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 251.452 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 6 - Associations|Chapter 251 - Cooperative Associations|Subchapter J. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 251.452. Use of Name "Cooperative

Sec. 251.452.  USE OF NAME "COOPERATIVE."  (a)  Only a cooperative association governed by this chapter, a group organized on a cooperative basis under another law of this state, or a foreign entity operating on a cooperative basis and authorized to do business in this state may use the term "cooperative" or any abbreviation or derivation of the term "cooperative" as part of its business name or represent itself, in advertising or otherwise, as conducting business on a cooperative basis.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person violates Subsection (a).  An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by:(1)  a fine of not less than $25 or more than $200 for the first month in which the violation occurs;(2)  a fine of not more than $200 for each month during which a violation occurs after the first month;(3)  confinement in the county jail for not less than 30 days or more than one year; or(4)  a combination of those punishments.(c)  The attorney general may sue to enjoin a violation of this section.(d)  If a court renders a judgment that a person who used the term "cooperative" before September 1, 1975, is not organized on a cooperative basis but is authorized to continue to use the term, the business shall place immediately after its name the words "does not comply with the cooperative association law of Texas" in the same kind of type and in letters not less than two-thirds the size of the letters used in the word "cooperative."(e)  Notwithstanding this section, The University Cooperative Society, a domestic nonprofit corporation related to The University of Texas, may continue to use the word "cooperative" in its name.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 5.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 5 - Rule of Decision|Section 5.001. Rule of Decision

Sec. 5.001.  RULE OF DECISION.  (a)  The rule of decision in this state consists of those portions of the common law of England that are not inconsistent with the constitution or the laws of this state, the constitution of this state, and the laws of this state.(b)  In any action governed by the laws of this state concerning rights and obligations under the law, the American Law Institute's Restatements of the Law are not controlling.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (H.B. 2757), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 6.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 6 - Governmental Exemption From Bond and Security Requirements|Section 6.001. State and Federal Agencies Exempt From Bond for Court Costs or Appeal

Sec. 6.001.  STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES EXEMPT FROM BOND FOR COURT COSTS OR APPEAL.  (a)  A governmental entity or officer listed in Subsection (b) may not be required to file a bond for court costs incident to a suit filed by the entity or officer or for an appeal or writ of error taken out by the entity or officer and is not required to give a surety for the issuance of a bond to take out a writ of attachment, writ of sequestration, distress warrant, or writ of garnishment in a civil suit.(b)  The following are exempt from the bond requirements:(1)  this state;(2)  a department of this state;(3)  the head of a department of this state;(4)  a county of this state;(5)  the Federal Housing Administration;(6)  the Federal National Mortgage Association;(7)  the Government National Mortgage Association;(8)  the Veterans' Administration;(9)  the administrator of veterans affairs; (10)  any national mortgage savings and loan insurance corporation created by an act of congress as a national relief organization that operates on a statewide basis;  and(11)  the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in its capacity as receiver or in its corporate capacity.(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a county or district attorney is not exempted from filing a bond to take out an extraordinary writ unless the commissioners court of the county approves the exemption in an action brought in behalf of the county or unless the attorney general approves the exemption in an action brought in behalf of the state.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 3.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 6.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 6 - Governmental Exemption From Bond and Security Requirements|Section 6.002. Cities Exempt From Security for Court Costs

Sec. 6.002.  CITIES EXEMPT FROM SECURITY FOR COURT COSTS.  (a)  Security for costs may not be required of an incorporated city or town of this state in an action, suit, or proceeding.(b)  A municipality may institute and prosecute suits without giving security for cost and may appeal from judgment without giving supersedeas or cost bond.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 625, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 6.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 6 - Governmental Exemption From Bond and Security Requirements|Section 6.003. Water Districts Exempt From Appeal Bond

Sec. 6.003.  WATER DISTRICTS EXEMPT FROM APPEAL BOND.  (a)  A governmental entity listed in Subsection (b) may not be required to give bond on an appeal or writ of error taken in a civil case that the entity is prosecuting or defending in its official capacity.(b)  The following are exempt from the appeal bond requirements:(1)  a water improvement district, a water control and improvement district, an irrigation district, a conservation and reclamation district, or a water control and preservation district organized under state law;(2)  a levee improvement district organized under state law;(3)  a drainage district organized under state law;  and(4)  an entity created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1070, Sec. 46, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 6.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 6 - Governmental Exemption From Bond and Security Requirements|Section 6.004. School Districts Exempt From Security for Court Costs and Appeal Bond

Sec. 6.004.  SCHOOL DISTRICTS EXEMPT FROM SECURITY FOR COURT COSTS AND APPEAL BOND.  A school district may institute and prosecute suits without giving security for cost and may appeal from judgment without giving supersedeas or cost bond.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 243 (H.B. 942), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 8.01 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 8 - State Exemption From Certain Fees: Fees Paid by Opposing Party|Section 8.01. State Exemption

Sec. 8.01.  STATE EXEMPTION.  The state is exempt from the payment of the filing fee imposed by Section 51.701, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 4.01(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 8.02 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 8 - State Exemption From Certain Fees: Fees Paid by Opposing Party|Section 8.02. Fee Paid by Opposing Party

Sec. 8.02.  FEE PAID BY OPPOSING PARTY.  If the state prevails in a lawsuit, the opposing party shall pay the entire amount of any filing fee attributable to the state, including any amount exempted under Section 8.01.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 4.01(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 10.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 10 - Sanctions for Frivolous Pleadings and Motions|Section 10.001. Signing of Pleadings and Motions

Sec. 10.001.  SIGNING OF PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS.  The signing of a pleading or motion as required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure constitutes a certificate by the signatory that to the signatory's best knowledge, information, and belief, formed after reasonable inquiry:(1)  the pleading or motion is not being presented for any improper purpose, including to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation;(2)  each claim, defense, or other legal contention in the pleading or motion is warranted by existing law or by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law or the establishment of new law;(3)  each allegation or other factual contention in the pleading or motion has evidentiary support or, for a specifically identified allegation or factual contention, is likely to have evidentiary support after a reasonable opportunity for further investigation or discovery;  and(4)  each denial in the pleading or motion of a factual contention is warranted on the evidence or, for a specifically identified denial, is reasonably based on a lack of information or belief.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 137, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 10.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 10 - Sanctions for Frivolous Pleadings and Motions|Section 10.002. Motion for Sanctions

Sec. 10.002.  MOTION FOR SANCTIONS.  (a)  A party may make a motion for sanctions, describing the specific conduct violating Section 10.001.(b)  The court on its own initiative may enter an order describing the specific conduct that appears to violate Section 10.001 and direct the alleged violator to show cause why the conduct has not violated that section.(c)  The court may award to a party prevailing on a motion under this section the reasonable expenses and attorney's fees incurred in presenting or opposing the motion, and if no due diligence is shown the court may award to the prevailing party all costs for inconvenience, harassment, and out-of-pocket expenses incurred or caused by the subject litigation.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 137, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 10.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 10 - Sanctions for Frivolous Pleadings and Motions|Section 10.003. Notice and Opportunity to Respond

Sec. 10.003.  NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND.  The court shall provide a party who is the subject of a motion for sanctions under Section 10.002 notice of the allegations and a reasonable opportunity to respond to the allegations.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 137, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 10.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 10 - Sanctions for Frivolous Pleadings and Motions|Section 10.004. Violation; Sanction

Sec. 10.004.  VIOLATION;  SANCTION.  (a)  A court that determines that a person has signed a pleading or motion in violation of Section 10.001 may impose a sanction on the person, a party represented by the person, or both.(b)  The sanction must be limited to what is sufficient to deter repetition of the conduct or comparable conduct by others similarly situated.(c)  A sanction may include any of the following:(1)  a directive to the violator to perform, or refrain from performing, an act;(2)  an order to pay a penalty into court;  and(3)  an order to pay to the other party the amount of the reasonable expenses incurred by the other party because of the filing of the pleading or motion, including reasonable attorney's fees.(d)  The court may not award monetary sanctions against a represented party for a violation of Section 10.001(2).(e)  The court may not award monetary sanctions on its own initiative unless the court issues its order to show cause before a voluntary dismissal or settlement of the claims made by or against the party or the party's attorney who is to be sanctioned.(f)  The filing of a general denial under Rule 92, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, shall not be deemed a violation of this chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 137, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 10.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 10 - Sanctions for Frivolous Pleadings and Motions|Section 10.005. Order

Sec. 10.005.  ORDER.  A court shall describe in an order imposing a sanction under this chapter the conduct the court has determined violated Section 10.001 and explain the basis for the sanction imposed.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 137, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 10.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 10 - Sanctions for Frivolous Pleadings and Motions|Section 10.006. Conflict

Sec. 10.006.  CONFLICT.  Notwithstanding Section 22.004, Government Code, the supreme court may not amend or adopt rules in conflict with this chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 137, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 12.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 2 - Trial, Judgment, and Appeal|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 12 - Liability Related to a Fraudulent Court Record or a Fraudulent Lien or Claim Filed Against Real or Personal Property|Section 12.001. Definitions

Sec. 12.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Court record" has the meaning assigned by Section 37.01, Penal Code.(2)  "Exemplary damages" has the meaning assigned by Section 41.001.(2-a)  "Filing office" has the meaning assigned by Section 9.102, Business & Commerce Code.(2-b)  "Financing statement" has the meaning assigned by Section 9.102, Business & Commerce Code.(2-c)  "Inmate" means a person housed in a secure correctional facility.(3)  "Lien" means a claim in property for the payment of a debt and includes a security interest.(4)  "Public servant" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code, and includes officers and employees of the United States.(5)  "Secure correctional facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 189, Sec. 16, eff. May 21, 1997.  Renumbered from Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 11.001 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(3), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 2566), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|