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TX Util § 161.202 (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 161.202. Articles of Consolidation

Sec. 161.202.  ARTICLES OF CONSOLIDATION.  (a)  The articles of consolidation must:(1)  conform substantially to original articles of incorporation of an electric cooperative;  and(2)  be executed, acknowledged, filed, and recorded in the same manner as original articles of incorporation.(b)  The directors named in the consolidation agreement shall as incorporators sign and acknowledge the articles of consolidation.(c)  The secretary of state shall charge and collect a fee of $10 for filing articles of consolidation and issuing a certificate of consolidation.(d)  When the secretary of state accepts the articles of consolidation for filing and recording and issues a certificate of consolidation, the proposed consolidated electric cooperative described in the articles under its designated name exists as a body corporate, with all the powers of an electric cooperative originally organized under this chapter.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 161.251 (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 F. Dissolution|Section 161.251. Dissolution

Sec. 161.251.  DISSOLUTION.  (a)  An electric cooperative may be dissolved by a majority vote of its members present in person or represented by proxy at a regular meeting or at a special meeting of its members called for that purpose.(b)  A certificate of dissolution must be:(1)  signed by the president or vice president and attested by the secretary, certifying to the dissolution and stating that the officers have been authorized by a vote of the members under Subsection (a) to execute and file the certificate;  and(2)  executed, acknowledged, filed, and recorded in the same manner as original articles of incorporation of an electric cooperative.(c)  The cooperative is dissolved when the secretary of state accepts the certificate of dissolution for filing and recording and issues a certificate of dissolution.(d)  The secretary of state shall charge and collect a fee of $2.50 for filing articles of dissolution.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 161.252 (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 F. Dissolution|Section 161.252. Existence Following Dissolution

Sec. 161.252.  EXISTENCE FOLLOWING DISSOLUTION.  (a)  A dissolved electric cooperative continues to exist to:(1)  satisfy existing liabilities or obligations;(2)  collect or liquidate its assets;  and(3)  take any other action required to adjust and wind up its business and affairs.(b)  A dissolved electric cooperative may sue and be sued in its corporate name.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 161.253 (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 F. Dissolution|Section 161.253. Distribution of Net Assets on Dissolution

Sec. 161.253.  DISTRIBUTION OF NET ASSETS ON DISSOLUTION.  Assets of a dissolved electric cooperative that remain after all liabilities or obligations of the cooperative have been satisfied shall be distributed pro rata to the members of the cooperative who were members when the certificate of dissolution was filed.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 161.254 (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 F. Dissolution|Section 161.254. Dissolution of Defectively Incorporated Electric Cooperative

Sec. 161.254.  DISSOLUTION OF DEFECTIVELY INCORPORATED ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE.  (a)  An electric cooperative that purports to have been incorporated or reincorporated under this chapter but that has not complied with a requirement for legal corporate existence may file a certificate of dissolution in the same manner as a validly incorporated electric cooperative.(b)  The certificate of dissolution may be authorized by a majority of the incorporators or directors at a meeting called by an incorporator and held at the principal office of the cooperative named in the articles of incorporation.(c)  The incorporator calling the meeting must give at least 10 days' notice of the meeting by mail to the last known post office address of each incorporator or director.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.001 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 162.001. Short Title

Sec. 162.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Telephone Cooperative Act.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.002 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 162.002. Purpose

Sec. 162.002.  PURPOSE.  A cooperative, nonprofit corporation may be organized under this chapter to furnish communication service to the widest practicable number of users of that service.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.003 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 162.003. Definitions

Sec. 162.003.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of a telephone cooperative.(2)  "Communication service" means:(A)  the transmission or reception of information, signals, or messages by any means, including by wire, radio, cellular radio, microwave, or fiber optics;  and(B)  the provision of lines, facilities, and systems used in the transmission or reception described by Paragraph (A).(3)  "Member" means:(A)  an incorporator of a telephone cooperative;  or(B)  a person admitted to membership in a telephone cooperative as provided by Section 162.065.(4)  "Patron" means a member who is eligible to receive patronage dividends or to earn capital credits as a result of purchasing certain services from a telephone cooperative as provided by Section 162.066.(5)  "Telephone cooperative" means a corporation that is organized under this chapter or that becomes subject to this chapter as provided by this chapter.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.004 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 162.004. Certain Corporate Names Prohibited

Sec. 162.004.  CERTAIN CORPORATE NAMES PROHIBITED.  A corporation organized under the laws of this state or authorized to do business in this state may not use the words "telephone cooperative" in the corporation's name unless the corporation is organized under this chapter.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.005 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 162.005. Effect of Recording Certain Mortgages Executed by Telephone Cooperatives

Sec. 162.005.  EFFECT OF RECORDING CERTAIN MORTGAGES EXECUTED BY TELEPHONE COOPERATIVES.  (a)  An instrument executed by a telephone cooperative or a foreign corporation doing business in this state under this chapter that affects real and personal property and that is recorded in the real property records of any county in which the property is located or is to be located has the same effect as if the instrument were also recorded as provided by law in the proper office in that county as a mortgage of personal property.(b)  All after-acquired property of a telephone cooperative or foreign corporation doing business in this state under this chapter described by or referred to as being pledged in an instrument to which Subsection (a) applies becomes subject to the lien described by the instrument immediately when the cooperative or corporation acquires the property, without regard to whether the property existed at the time the instrument was executed.  The execution of the instrument constitutes notice and otherwise has the same effect with respect to after-acquired property to which this subsection applies as it has under the laws relating to recordation with respect to property that is owned by the cooperative or foreign corporation at the time the instrument is executed and that is described in the instrument as being pledged by the instrument.(c)  After a lien on personal property under an instrument to which Subsection (a) applies is recorded, the lien continues in existence and of record for the period specified in the instrument without:(1)  the refiling of the instrument;  or(2)  the filing of any renewal certificate, affidavit, or other supplemental information required by a law relating to the renewal, maintenance, or extension of a lien on personal property.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.006 (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 A. General Provisions|Section 162.006. Construction Standards

Sec. 162.006.  CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS.  A telephone cooperative that constructs communication lines or facilities must at a minimum comply with the standards of the National Electrical Safety Code in effect at the time of construction.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.051 (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 162.051. Incorporators

Sec. 162.051.  INCORPORATORS.  (a)  Three or more individuals may act as incorporators of a telephone cooperative by executing articles of incorporation as provided by this chapter.(b)  An incorporator must:(1)  be at least 21 years of age;  and(2)  reside in this state.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.052 (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 162.052. Duration of Corporation

Sec. 162.052.  DURATION OF CORPORATION.  A telephone cooperative may be created as a perpetual corporation.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.053 (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 162.053. Name of Telephone Cooperative

Sec. 162.053.  NAME OF TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE.  The name of a telephone cooperative must:(1)  include the words "telephone" and "cooperative" and the abbreviation "Inc.";  and(2)  be distinct from the name of any other corporation organized under the laws of or authorized to do business in this state.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.054 (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 162.054. Articles of Incorporation

Sec. 162.054.  ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.  (a)  The articles of incorporation of a telephone cooperative must:(1)  state that the articles are executed under this chapter;(2)  be signed by each incorporator and acknowledged by at least two incorporators;  and(3)  state:(A)  the name of the cooperative;(B)  the purpose for which the cooperative is formed;(C)  the name and address of each incorporator;(D)  the number of directors;(E)  the address of the cooperative's principal office and the name and address of its agent on whom process may be served;(F)  the duration of the cooperative;(G)  the terms under which a person is admitted to membership and retains membership in the cooperative, unless the articles expressly state that the determination of membership matters is reserved to the directors by the bylaws;  and(H)  any provisions that the incorporators include for the regulation of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the cooperative.(b)  The articles of incorporation do not need to state any of the corporate powers enumerated in this chapter.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.055 (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 162.055. Filing and Recording of Articles of Incorporation

Sec. 162.055.  FILING AND RECORDING OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.  (a)  The secretary of state shall receive articles of incorporation of a telephone cooperative if the incorporators of the cooperative:(1)  apply for filing the articles;(2)  furnish satisfactory evidence of compliance with this chapter to the secretary of state;  and(3)  pay a fee of $25.(b)  The secretary of state shall:(1)  file the articles of incorporation in the secretary's office;(2)  record the articles at length in a book to be kept for that purpose;(3)  retain the original articles of incorporation on file in the secretary's office;  and(4)  issue a certificate showing the recording of the articles of incorporation and the telephone cooperative's authority to do business under the articles.(c)  A copy of the articles of incorporation or of the record of the articles, certified under the state seal, is evidence of the creation of the telephone cooperative.(d)  The existence of the telephone cooperative dates from the filing of the articles in the office of the secretary of state.  The certificate of the secretary of state is evidence of that filing.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.056 (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 162.056. Revival of Articles of Incorporation

Sec. 162.056.  REVIVAL OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.  (a)  If the articles of incorporation of a telephone cooperative expire by limitation, the cooperative, with the consent of a majority of its members, may revive the articles by filing:(1)  new articles of incorporation under this chapter;  and(2)  a certified copy of the expired original articles.(b)  A telephone cooperative that revives its articles of incorporation has all the privileges, immunities, and rights of property exercised and held by the cooperative at the time the original articles expired.(c)  New articles of incorporation filed under this section must recite the privileges, immunities, and rights of property exercised and held by the cooperative at the time the original articles expired.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.057 (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 162.057. Organizational Meeting

Sec. 162.057.  ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING.  (a)  After the certificate of incorporation is issued, the incorporators of a telephone cooperative shall meet to adopt bylaws, elect officers, and transact other business that properly comes before the meeting.(b)  A majority of the incorporators shall call the organizational meeting.(c)  The incorporators calling the organizational meeting shall give at least three days' notice of the meeting by mail to each incorporator.  The notice must state the time and place of the meeting.  The notice may be waived in writing.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.058 (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 162.058. Perfecting Defectively Organized Corporations

Sec. 162.058.  PERFECTING DEFECTIVELY ORGANIZED CORPORATIONS.  (a)  A telephone cooperative that files defective articles of incorporation or fails to take an action necessary to perfect its corporate organization may:(1)  file corrected articles of incorporation or amend the original articles;  and(2)  take any action necessary to correct the defect.(b)  An action taken under this section is valid and binding on any person concerned.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.059 (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 162.059. Nonprofit Operation

Sec. 162.059.  NONPROFIT OPERATION.  (a)  A telephone cooperative shall be operated on a nonprofit basis for the mutual benefit of its members and patrons.(b)  A cooperative's bylaws and its contracts with members and patrons must contain appropriate provisions relating to the disposition of revenues and receipts to establish and maintain the cooperative's nonprofit and cooperative character.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.060 (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 162.060. Members Not Liable for Debts of Telephone Cooperative

Sec. 162.060.  MEMBERS NOT LIABLE FOR DEBTS OF TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE.  A member is not liable for a debt of a telephone cooperative, and the member's property is not subject to execution for that debt.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.061 (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 162.061. License Fee

Sec. 162.061.  LICENSE FEE.  Not later than July 1 of each year, each telephone cooperative doing business in this state shall pay to the secretary of state a fee of $10.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.062 (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 162.062. Exemption From Excise Taxes

Sec. 162.062.  EXEMPTION FROM EXCISE TAXES.  A telephone cooperative doing business in this state is exempt from all excise taxes but is exempt from the franchise tax imposed by Chapter 171, Tax Code, only if the cooperative is exempted by that chapter.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.063 (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 162.063. Exemption From Application of Securities Act

Sec. 162.063.  EXEMPTION FROM APPLICATION OF SECURITIES ACT.  The Securities Act (Title 12, Government Code) does not apply to:(1)  a note, bond, or other evidence of indebtedness issued by a telephone cooperative doing business in this state to the United States;(2)  an instrument executed to secure a debt of a telephone cooperative to the United States; or(3)  the issuance of a membership certificate by a telephone cooperative or a foreign corporation doing business in this state under this chapter.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 491 (H.B. 4171), Sec. 2.43, eff. January 1, 2022.|
TX Util § 162.064 (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 162.064. Bylaws

Sec. 162.064.  BYLAWS.  (a)  The board shall adopt the initial bylaws of a telephone cooperative to be adopted following:(1)  an incorporation;(2)  a consolidation;  or(3)  an amendment by an existing cooperative, corporation, or association of its articles of incorporation as provided by Section 162.082.(b)  After the initial bylaws are adopted, the members may adopt, amend, or repeal the bylaws by the affirmative vote of a majority of those members voting on the question at a meeting of the members.(c)  The bylaws may contain any provision for the regulation and management of the affairs of the telephone cooperative that is consistent with the articles of incorporation.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 162.065 (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 162.065. Membership

Sec. 162.065.  MEMBERSHIP.  (a)  Each incorporator of a telephone cooperative is a member of the cooperative.  A person other than an incorporator may become a member of a telephone cooperative only if the person agrees to use communication service furnished by the cooperative when that service is made available through the cooperative's facilities.  The bylaws may prescribe additional qualifications and limitations with respect to membership.(b)  Membership in a telephone cooperative is evidenced by a certificate of membership.  A membership certificate must contain the provisions, consistent with this chapter and the articles of incorporation, that are prescribed by the cooperative's bylaws.  A certificate may be transferred only as provided by the bylaws.(c)  A telephone cooperative may become a member of another telephone cooperative and may fully use the facilities and services of that cooperative.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|