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TX Util § 162.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Telephone Cooperatives|Section 162.066. Patrons

Sec. 162.066.  PATRONS.  (a)  A member is a patron of a telephone cooperative if the member purchases local telecommunications service or toll telecommunications service or pays end user access charges in the ordinary course of business of the cooperative.(b)  The use of interexchange access, payment of interexchange access fees or settlements, or purchase of equipment does not qualify a member or other person as a patron.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Telephone Cooperatives|Section 162.067. Meetings of Members

Sec. 162.067.  MEETINGS OF MEMBERS.  (a)  A telephone cooperative shall hold an annual meeting of members at the time and place provided by the bylaws.  Failure to hold the annual meeting at the designated time does not result in forfeiture or dissolution of the cooperative.(b)  A special meeting of the members may be called by:(1)  the president;(2)  the board;(3)  any three directors;  or(4)  the lesser of:(A)  200 members;  or(B)  10 percent of all the members.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.068 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Telephone Cooperatives|Section 162.068. Notice of Members' Meeting

Sec. 162.068.  NOTICE OF MEMBERS' MEETING.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, written notice of each meeting of the members shall be given to each member, either personally or by mail, not earlier than the 25th day or later than the 10th day before the date of 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 notice that is mailed is considered to have been given when the notice is deposited in the United States mail with postage prepaid addressed to the member at the member's address as it appears on the records of the telephone cooperative.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.069 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Telephone Cooperatives|Section 162.069. Waiver of Notice

Sec. 162.069.  WAIVER OF NOTICE.  A person entitled to notice of a meeting may waive notice in writing either before or after the meeting.  If a person entitled to notice of a meeting attends the meeting, the person's attendance constitutes a waiver of notice of the meeting, unless the person participates in the meeting solely to object to the transaction of business because the meeting is not legally called or convened.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.070 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Telephone Cooperatives|Section 162.070. Members' Meeting: Quorum and Voting

Sec. 162.070.  MEMBERS' MEETING:  QUORUM AND VOTING.  (a)  Unless the bylaws prescribe a greater percentage or number of members for a quorum, a quorum at a meeting of the members of a telephone cooperative is the personal presence of:(1)  10 percent of all members, if the cooperative has 500 or fewer members;  or(2)  the greater of 50 members or two percent of all members, if the cooperative has more than 500 members.(b)  If fewer than a quorum are present at a meeting, a majority of the members present in person may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice.(c)  Each member present at a meeting of the members is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at the meeting.  Voting must be in person unless the bylaws provide for voting by mail.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Telephone Cooperatives|Section 162.071. Board of Directors

Sec. 162.071.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  A board of at least five directors shall manage the business of a telephone cooperative.  Each director must be a member of the cooperative.  The bylaws must prescribe the number of directors and their qualifications other than those prescribed by this chapter.(b)  The board may exercise any power of a telephone 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 § 162.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Telephone Cooperatives|Section 162.072. Election of Directors; Terms

Sec. 162.072.  ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;  TERMS.  (a)  The incorporators of a telephone cooperative named in the articles of incorporation shall serve as directors and hold office until the first annual meeting of the members and until their successors are elected and qualify.(b)  At each annual meeting or, in the case of failure to hold the annual meeting as specified in the bylaws, at a special meeting called for that purpose, the members shall elect directors to hold office until the next annual members' meeting, except as otherwise provided by this chapter.  Except as provided by Subsection (e), each director holds office for the term for which the person is elected and until the person's successor is elected and qualifies.(c)  Instead of electing all the directors annually, the bylaws may provide that the directors, other than those named in the articles of incorporation to serve until the first annual meeting of the members, are elected by the members for a term of two years or three years.  The terms must be set so that:(1)  one-half of the directors, as nearly as possible, are elected annually, if a two-year term is provided;  or(2)  one-third of the directors, as nearly as possible, are elected annually, if a three-year term is provided.(d)  After the implementation of two-year or three-year terms for directors, as directors' terms expire, the members shall elect their successors to serve until the second or third succeeding annual meeting after their election, as appropriate.(e)  The bylaws must prescribe the manner of electing a successor to a director who resigns, dies, or otherwise becomes incapable of acting.  The bylaws may provide for the removal of a director from office and for the election of the director's successor.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Telephone Cooperatives|Section 162.073. Compensation of Directors

Sec. 162.073.  COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  A director may not receive a salary for services as a director.  Except in an emergency, a director may not receive a salary for services in a capacity other than director without the approval of the members.(b)  The bylaws may:(1)  prescribe a fixed fee for attendance at each board meeting, committee meeting, industry-related conference approved by the board, or training program;  and(2)  provide for reimbursement of actual expenses of attendance or a reasonable per diem.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Telephone Cooperatives|Section 162.074. Insurance for Directors

Sec. 162.074.  INSURANCE FOR DIRECTORS.  A telephone cooperative may provide liability, accident, life, and health insurance coverage for a director who chooses to have that coverage.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Telephone Cooperatives|Section 162.075. Board Meetings; Quorum

Sec. 162.075.  BOARD MEETINGS;  QUORUM.  (a)  The bylaws shall prescribe the manner of holding board meetings.(b)  A majority of the directors is a quorum.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.076 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Telephone Cooperatives|Section 162.076. Districts

Sec. 162.076.  DISTRICTS.  (a)  The bylaws may provide for the territory served or to be served by a telephone cooperative to be divided into two or more districts for any purpose, including the nomination and election of directors and the election and functioning of district delegates.(b)  The bylaws must prescribe:(1)  the boundaries of each district or the manner of establishing a district's boundaries;(2)  the manner of changing a district's boundaries;  and(3)  the manner in which each district functions.(c)  District delegates may nominate and elect directors.  A district delegate must be a member.(d)  A member may not vote by proxy or by mail at a district meeting.(e)  A district delegate may not vote by proxy or by mail at any meeting.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.077 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Telephone Cooperatives|Section 162.077. Officers, Agents, and Employees

Sec. 162.077.  OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES.  (a)  The board of a telephone cooperative shall annually elect from the board's membership a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer.(b)  An officer who ceases to be a director ceases to hold office.(c)  The same person may hold the offices of secretary and of treasurer.(d)  The board may also elect or appoint other officers, agents, or employees as the board considers appropriate and shall prescribe the powers and duties of those persons.(e)  An officer may be removed from office and a successor elected in the manner prescribed by the bylaws.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.078 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Telephone Cooperatives|Section 162.078. Executive Committee

Sec. 162.078.  EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.  (a)  The bylaws of a telephone 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 § 162.079 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Telephone Cooperatives|Section 162.079. Indemnification

Sec. 162.079.  INDEMNIFICATION.  Article 2.22A, Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-2.22A, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), applies to a telephone cooperative in the same manner as if the cooperative were formed under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.080 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Telephone Cooperatives|Section 162.080. Change of Location of Principal Office

Sec. 162.080.  CHANGE OF LOCATION OF PRINCIPAL OFFICE.  (a)  A telephone cooperative may, with the authorization of the board or the members, change the location of its principal office by filing a certificate reciting the change of principal office with the secretary of state.(b)  The cooperative's president or vice president must execute and acknowledge the certificate under the cooperative's seal as attested by the secretary.(c)  The secretary of state shall charge and collect a fee of $5 for filing a certificate of change of principal office.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Telephone Cooperatives|Section 162.081. Director, Officer, or Member Acting as Notary

Sec. 162.081.  DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR MEMBER ACTING AS NOTARY.  A person who is an officer, director, or member of a telephone cooperative and who is authorized to take acknowledgments under state law is not disqualified because of the person's association with the cooperative from taking an acknowledgment of an instrument executed in favor of the cooperative or to which the cooperative is a party.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Telephone Cooperatives|Section 162.082. Applicability to Corporations Organized Under Other Law

Sec. 162.082.  APPLICABILITY 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 furnishing communication service may, by a majority vote of the members present in person 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 § 162.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter C. Powers of Telephone Cooperative|Section 162.121. General Powers

Sec. 162.121.  GENERAL POWERS.  A telephone 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)  construct, acquire, lease, improve, install, equip, maintain, and operate, and, subject to Sections 162.125 and 162.126, dispose of, lease, or encumber, communication lines, facilities or systems, lands, structures, plants and equipment, exchanges, and other property, considered appropriate to accomplish the purpose for which the cooperative is organized;(4)  issue membership certificates as provided by this chapter;(5)  borrow money and otherwise contract indebtedness, issue or guarantee notes, bonds, and other evidences of indebtedness, and secure the payment of indebtedness by pledge or other encumbrance on any or all of its property or revenue;(6)  conduct its business and exercise its powers inside or outside this state;(7)  adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws;(8)  make any contracts appropriate for the full exercise of the powers granted by this chapter;  and(9)  perform any other acts and exercise any other power that may be appropriate to accomplish the purpose for which the cooperative is organized.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter C. Powers of Telephone Cooperative|Section 162.122. Powers Relating to Provision of Communication Service

Sec. 162.122.  POWERS RELATING TO PROVISION OF COMMUNICATION SERVICE.  (a)  A telephone cooperative may:(1)  furnish and improve communication service to its members, to governmental agencies and political subdivisions, to any number of subscribers of other communication systems through interconnection of facilities, and to any number of users through pay stations;(2)  connect and interconnect its communication lines, facilities, or systems with other communication lines, facilities, or systems;(3)  make its facilities available to persons furnishing communication service inside or outside this state;  and(4)  construct, maintain, and operate a communication line along, on, under, or across publicly owned land or a public thoroughfare, subject to the same restrictions and obligations that apply to an electric transmission cooperative under Subchapter C, Chapter 181.(b)  A telephone cooperative that acquires communication facilities may continue to furnish service to a person who is already receiving service from those facilities without requiring the person to become a member, but the person may become a member on the terms prescribed by the bylaws.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.123 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter C. Powers of Telephone Cooperative|Section 162.123. Connection and Interconnection of Facilities

Sec. 162.123.  CONNECTION AND INTERCONNECTION OF FACILITIES.  A telephone cooperative doing business in this state may require a person furnishing communication service to the public in this state to interconnect that person's lines, facilities, or systems with, or otherwise make available those lines, facilities, or systems to, the cooperative's communication lines, facilities, or systems to provide a continuous line of communication for the cooperative's subscribers.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.124 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter C. Powers of Telephone Cooperative|Section 162.124. Eminent Domain

Sec. 162.124.  EMINENT DOMAIN.  A telephone cooperative may exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by state law for the exercise of that power by other corporations constructing or operating communication lines, facilities, or systems.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.125 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter C. Powers of Telephone Cooperative|Section 162.125. Encumbrance and Disposition of Property Without Members' Authorization

Sec. 162.125.  ENCUMBRANCE AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY WITHOUT MEMBERS' AUTHORIZATION.  (a)  The board of a telephone cooperative may, without authorization of the members, authorize the execution and delivery of a mortgage or deed of trust of or the encumbering of any property of the cooperative, including property to be acquired and the revenues from property of the cooperative, to secure any indebtedness of the cooperative to the United States or any lending institution licensed by the United States or a state.(b)  A mortgage or deed of trust described by Subsection (a) is exempt from a tax for recording the instrument.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.126 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter C. Powers of Telephone Cooperative|Section 162.126. Encumbrance, Lease, and Disposition of Property With Members' Authorization

Sec. 162.126.  ENCUMBRANCE, LEASE, AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY WITH MEMBERS' AUTHORIZATION.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 162.125, a telephone cooperative may not dispose of, lease, or encumber all or a major portion of its property unless the disposition, lease, or encumbrance is authorized by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of all the members of the cooperative.(b)  The board may, on the authorization of two-thirds of all the members of the cooperative at a members' meeting, dispose of or lease all or a major portion of its property to:(1)  another telephone cooperative;(2)  a foreign corporation doing business in this state under this chapter;  or(3)  the holder of a note, bond, or other evidence of indebtedness issued to the United States or to a lending institution licensed by the United States or a state.(c)  The notice of a meeting at which a disposition or lease under Subsection (b) is to be considered must state the proposed action.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter D. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation|Section 162.151. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation

Sec. 162.151.  AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.  A telephone cooperative may amend its articles of incorporation in accordance with this subchapter.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services|Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers|Chapter 162 - Telephone Cooperative Corporations|Subchapter D. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation|Section 162.152. Presentation and Approval of Proposed Amendment

Sec. 162.152.  PRESENTATION AND APPROVAL OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT.  (a)  A proposed amendment to the articles of incorporation must be presented to a meeting of the members.  The notice of the meeting must state the proposed amendment or must have the proposed amendment attached to it.(b)  A proposed amendment, with any changes, may be approved only on the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members voting on the question at the meeting.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|