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TX Util § 161.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 161 - Electric Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Electric Cooperatives|Section 161.065. Membership

Sec. 161.065.  MEMBERSHIP.  (a)  A person is eligible to become a member of an electric cooperative if the person has a dwelling, structure, apparatus, or point of delivery at which the person does not receive central station service from another source and that is located in an area in which the cooperative is authorized to provide electric energy, and the person:(1)  uses or agrees to use electric energy or the facilities, supplies, equipment, or services furnished by the cooperative at the dwelling, structure, apparatus, or point of delivery;  or(2)  is an incorporator of the cooperative.(b)  An electric cooperative may become a member of another electric cooperative and may fully use the facilities and services of that cooperative.(c)  Membership in an electric cooperative is not transferable.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 161.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 161 - Electric Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Electric Cooperatives|Section 161.066. Certificate of Membership

Sec. 161.066.  CERTIFICATE OF MEMBERSHIP.  (a)  An electric cooperative shall issue a certificate of membership to a member who pays the member's membership fee in full.(b)  A certificate of membership is not transferable.(c)  A certificate of membership shall be surrendered to the cooperative on the resignation, expulsion, or death of the member.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 161.067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 161 - Electric Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Electric Cooperatives|Section 161.067. Meetings of Members

Sec. 161.067.  MEETINGS OF MEMBERS.  (a)  An electric cooperative may hold a meeting of its members at a place provided in the bylaws.  If the bylaws do not provide for a place for a meeting, the cooperative shall hold the meeting in the principal office of the cooperative in this state.(b)  An electric cooperative shall hold an annual meeting of its members at the time provided in the bylaws.  Failure to hold the annual meeting at the designated time does not result in forfeiture or dissolution of the cooperative.(c)  A special meeting of the members may be called by:(1)  the president;(2)  the board;(3)  a majority of the directors;(4)  the members by a petition signed by at least 10 percent of the members;  or(5)  an officer or other person as provided by the articles of incorporation or bylaws.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 161.068 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 161 - Electric Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Electric Cooperatives|Section 161.068. Notice of Members' Meeting

Sec. 161.068.  NOTICE OF MEMBERS' MEETING.  (a)  Written notice of each meeting of the members shall be delivered to each member of record, either personally or by mail, not earlier than the 30th day or later than the 10th day before the date of the meeting.  The notice must be delivered by or at the direction of the president, the secretary, or the officers or other persons calling the meeting.(b)  The notice must state the time and place of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, each purpose for which the meeting is called.(c)  A member may waive notice of meetings in writing.(d)  A notice that is mailed is considered to be delivered when the notice is deposited in the United States mail in a sealed envelope with postage prepaid addressed to the member at the member's address as it appears on the records of the electric cooperative.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 161.069 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 161 - Electric Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Electric Cooperatives|Section 161.069. Quorum of Members

Sec. 161.069.  QUORUM OF MEMBERS.  Unless otherwise provided by the articles of incorporation, a quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of the members of an electric cooperative is a majority of the members present in person or represented by proxy.  If voting by mail is provided for in the bylaws, members voting by mail are counted as present for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 161.070 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 161 - Electric Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Electric Cooperatives|Section 161.070. Voting by Members

Sec. 161.070.  VOTING BY MEMBERS.  Each member present at a meeting of the members is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at the meeting.  The bylaws may provide for voting by proxy or by mail.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 161.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 161 - Electric Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Electric Cooperatives|Section 161.071. Board of Directors

Sec. 161.071.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  The business and affairs of an electric cooperative shall be managed by a board of directors.  The board consists of at least three directors.  Each director must be a member of the cooperative.  The bylaws may prescribe additional qualifications for directors.(b)  The board may exercise any power of an electric cooperative not conferred on the members by this chapter or by the cooperative's articles of incorporation or bylaws.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 161.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 161 - Electric Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Electric Cooperatives|Section 161.072. Election of Directors; Vacancies

Sec. 161.072.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;  VACANCIES.  (a)  The incorporators of an electric cooperative named in the articles of incorporation shall serve as directors until the first annual meeting of the members, and until their successors are elected and qualify.  Subsequently, the directors shall be elected by the members at each annual meeting or as otherwise provided by the bylaws.(b)  A vacancy on the board shall be filled as provided by the bylaws.  A person selected to fill a vacancy serves until the next regular election of directors.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 161.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 161 - Electric Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Electric Cooperatives|Section 161.073. Compensation of Directors

Sec. 161.073.  COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS.  A director of an electric cooperative is entitled to the compensation and reimbursement for expenses actually and necessarily incurred by the director as provided by the bylaws.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 161.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 161 - Electric Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Electric Cooperatives|Section 161.074. Quorum of Directors

Sec. 161.074.  QUORUM OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  A majority of the directors is a quorum unless the articles of incorporation or the bylaws provide that a greater number of the directors is a quorum.(b)  A majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present may exercise the board's authority unless the articles of incorporation or the bylaws require a greater number of directors to exercise the board's authority.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 161.075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 161 - Electric Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Electric Cooperatives|Section 161.075. Board Meetings

Sec. 161.075.  BOARD MEETINGS.  (a)  The board shall hold a regular or special board meeting at the place and on the notice prescribed by the bylaws.(b)  The attendance of a director at a board meeting constitutes a waiver of notice of the meeting unless the director attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of business at the meeting because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.(c)  A notice or waiver of notice of a board meeting is not required to specify the business to be transacted at the meeting or the purpose of the meeting.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 161.076 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 161 - Electric Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Electric Cooperatives|Section 161.076. Officers, Agents, and Employees

Sec. 161.076.  OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES.  (a)  The board shall elect from the board's membership a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer.  The terms of office, powers, duties, and compensation of the officers elected under this subsection shall be provided for by the bylaws.(b)  The same person may hold the offices of secretary and of treasurer.(c)  The board may appoint other officers, agents, and employees as the board considers necessary and shall prescribe the powers, duties, and compensation of those persons.(d)  The board may remove an officer, agent, or employee elected or appointed by the board if the board determines that the removal will serve the best interests of the cooperative.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 161.077 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 161 - Electric Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Electric Cooperatives|Section 161.077. Executive Committee

Sec. 161.077.  EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.  (a)  The bylaws of an electric cooperative may authorize the board to elect an executive committee from the board's membership.(b)  The board may delegate to the executive committee the management of the current and ordinary business of the cooperative and other duties as prescribed by the bylaws.(c)  The designation of an executive committee and the delegation of authority to the committee does not relieve the board or any director of a responsibility imposed on the board or the director by this chapter.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 161.078 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 161 - Electric Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Electric Cooperatives|Section 161.078. Indemnification

Sec. 161.078.  INDEMNIFICATION.  An electric cooperative may indemnify and provide indemnity insurance in the same manner and to the same extent as a nonprofit corporation under Article 2.22A, Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-2.22A, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 161.079 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 161 - Electric Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Electric Cooperatives|Section 161.079. Applicability of Chapter to Corporations Organized Under Other Law

Sec. 161.079.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED UNDER OTHER LAW.  A cooperative or nonprofit corporation or association organized under any other law of this state for the purpose of engaging in rural electrification may, by a majority vote of the members present in person or represented by proxy at a meeting called for that purpose, amend its articles of incorporation to comply with this chapter.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 161.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 161 - Electric Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter C. Powers of Electric Cooperative|Section 161.121. General Powers

Sec. 161.121.  GENERAL POWERS.  An electric cooperative may:(1)  sue and be sued in its corporate name;(2)  adopt and alter a corporate seal and use the seal or a facsimile of the seal as required by law;(3)  acquire, own, hold, maintain, exchange, or use property or an interest in property, including plants, buildings, works, machinery, supplies, equipment, apparatus, and transmission and distribution lines or systems that are necessary, convenient, or useful;(4)  dispose of, mortgage, or lease as lessor any of its property or assets;(5)  borrow money and otherwise contract indebtedness, issue obligations for its indebtedness, and secure the payment of indebtedness by mortgage, pledge, or deed of trust on any or all of its property or revenue;(6)  accept gifts or grants of money, services, or property;(7)  make any contracts necessary or convenient for the exercise of the powers granted by this chapter;(8)  conduct its business and have offices inside or outside this state;(9)  adopt and amend bylaws not inconsistent with the articles of incorporation for the administration and regulation of the affairs of the cooperative;  and(10)  perform any other acts for the cooperative or its members or for another electric cooperative or its members, and exercise any other power, that may be necessary, convenient, or appropriate to accomplish the purpose for which the cooperative is organized, including other or additional purposes that benefit members and nonmembers, either directly or through affiliates, described in Section A, Article 2.01, Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-2.01, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.15(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Util § 161.122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 161 - Electric Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter C. Powers of Electric Cooperative|Section 161.122. Provision of Rural Electrification

Sec. 161.122.  PROVISION OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION.  An electric cooperative may engage in rural electrification by:(1)  furnishing electric energy to any person for delivery to a dwelling, structure, apparatus, or point of delivery that is:(A)  located in a rural area;  and(B)  not receiving central station service, even if the person is receiving central station service at other points of delivery;(2)  furnishing electric energy to a person desiring that service in a municipality or unincorporated city or town, rural or nonrural, served by the cooperative and in which central station service was not available at the time the cooperative began furnishing electric energy to the residents of the municipality or unincorporated city or town;(3)  assisting in the wiring of the premises of persons in rural areas or the acquisition, supply, or installation of electrical or plumbing equipment in those premises;  or(4)  furnishing electric energy, wiring facilities, or electrical or plumbing equipment or service to another electric cooperative or to the members of another electric cooperative.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 161.123 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 161 - Electric Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter C. Powers of Electric Cooperative|Section 161.123. Powers Relating to Provision of Electric Energy

Sec. 161.123.  POWERS RELATING TO PROVISION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY.  An electric cooperative may:(1)  generate, acquire, and accumulate electric energy and transmit, distribute, sell, furnish, and dispose of that electric energy to its members only;(2)  assist its members only to wire their premises and install in those premises electrical and plumbing fixtures, machinery, supplies, apparatus, and equipment of any kind, and in connection with those activities:(A)  acquire, lease, sell, distribute, install, and repair electrical and plumbing fixtures, machinery, supplies, apparatus, and equipment of any kind;  and(B)  receive, acquire, endorse, pledge, and dispose of notes, bonds, and other evidences of indebtedness;(3)  furnish to other electric cooperatives or their members electric energy, wiring facilities, electrical and plumbing equipment, and services that are convenient or useful;  and(4)  establish, regulate, and collect rates, fees, rents, or other charges for electric energy or other facilities, supplies, equipment, or services furnished by the electric cooperative.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 161.124 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 161 - Electric Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter C. Powers of Electric Cooperative|Section 161.124. Provision of Electric Energy to Certain Nonmember Entities

Sec. 161.124.  PROVISION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY TO CERTAIN NONMEMBER ENTITIES.  An electric cooperative may generate, acquire, and accumulate electric energy and transmit, distribute, sell, furnish, and dispose of that electric energy to any of the following that is engaged in the generation, transmission, or distribution of electricity:(1)  a corporation, association, or firm;(2)  the United States;(3)  this state or a political subdivision of this state;  or(4)  a municipal power agency or political subdivision of this state that is a co-owner with the electric cooperative of an electric generation facility.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 161.125 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 161 - Electric Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter C. Powers of Electric Cooperative|Section 161.125. Eminent Domain

Sec. 161.125.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  An electric cooperative may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by state law for acquiring private property for public use.  The power does not apply to state property or property of a political subdivision in this state.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 161.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 161 - Electric Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter D. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation|Section 161.151. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation

Sec. 161.151.  AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.  (a)  An electric cooperative may amend its articles of incorporation by a majority vote of the members of the cooperative present in person or represented by proxy at a regular meeting or at a special meeting of its members called for that purpose as provided by the bylaws.(b)  Notice of the meeting to members must state the general nature of each proposed amendment to be presented and voted on at the meeting.  Valid action may not be taken at the meeting unless at least five percent of the members of the electric cooperative either attend the meeting in person or are represented at the meeting by proxy.(c)  The power to amend the articles of incorporation includes the power to accomplish any desired change in the articles of incorporation and to include any purpose, power, or provision that is permitted to be included in original articles of incorporation executed at the time the amendment is made.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 161.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 161 - Electric Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter D. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation|Section 161.152. Articles of Amendment

Sec. 161.152.  ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT.  (a)  Articles of amendment of an electric cooperative must be:(1)  signed by the president or vice president and attested by the secretary, certifying to the amendment and its lawful adoption;  and(2)  executed, acknowledged, filed, and recorded in the same manner as the original articles of incorporation.(b)  An amendment takes effect when the secretary of state accepts the articles of amendment for filing and recording and issues a certificate of amendment.  The certificate of amendment is evidence of the filing of the amendment.(c)  The secretary of state shall charge and collect a fee of $2.50 for filing articles of amendment and issuing a certificate of amendment.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 161.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 161 - Electric Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter E. Consolidation of Electric Cooperatives|Section 161.201. Consolidation

Sec. 161.201.  CONSOLIDATION.  (a)  Two or more electric cooperatives may enter into an agreement to consolidate the cooperatives.  The agreement must state:(1)  the terms of the consolidation;(2)  the name of the proposed consolidated cooperative;(3)  the number of directors of the proposed consolidated cooperative;(4)  the time of the annual meeting and election;  and(5)  the names of at least three persons to be directors until the first annual meeting.(b)  A consolidation agreement may be approved only on the votes of a majority of the members of each electric cooperative present in person or represented by proxy at a regular meeting or at a special meeting of its members called for that purpose.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|