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TX Bus Orgs § 402.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 8 - Miscellaneous and Transition Provisions|Chapter 402 - Miscellaneous and Transition Provisions|Section 402.008. Meetings of Owners and Members; Consents; Voting of Interests

Sec. 402.008.  MEETINGS OF OWNERS AND MEMBERS;  CONSENTS;  VOTING OF INTERESTS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) and regardless of whether a proxy or consent was executed by an owner or member before the mandatory application date, Chapter 6 and any other applicable provision of this code apply to:(1)  a meeting of owners or members held on or after the mandatory application date;(2)  an action undertaken by owners or members under a written consent that takes effect on or after the mandatory application date;(3)  a vote cast at a meeting described by Subdivision (1);  and(4)  consent given for an action described by Subdivision (2).(b)  Prior law applies to a meeting of owners or members and to any vote cast at a meeting described by this section if the meeting was initially called for a date before the mandatory application date and notice of the meeting was given to owners or members entitled to vote at the meeting.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 402.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 8 - Miscellaneous and Transition Provisions|Chapter 402 - Miscellaneous and Transition Provisions|Section 402.009. Meetings of Governing Authority and Committees; Consents

Sec. 402.009.  MEETINGS OF GOVERNING AUTHORITY AND COMMITTEES;  CONSENTS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), Chapter 6 and any other applicable provision of this code apply to:(1)  a meeting of the governing authority or a committee of the governing authority held on or after the mandatory application date;(2)  an action undertaken by the governing authority or a committee of the governing authority under a written consent that takes effect on or after the mandatory application date;(3)  a vote cast at a meeting described by Subdivision (1);  and(4)  consent given for an action described by Subdivision (2).(b)  Prior law applies to a meeting of the governing authority or a committee of the governing authority and to any vote cast at a meeting described by this section if the meeting was initially called for a date before the mandatory application date and notice of the meeting was given to governing persons entitled to vote at the meeting.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 402.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 8 - Miscellaneous and Transition Provisions|Chapter 402 - Miscellaneous and Transition Provisions|Section 402.010. Sale of Assets, Mergers, Reorganizations, Conversions

Sec. 402.010.  SALE OF ASSETS, MERGERS, REORGANIZATIONS, CONVERSIONS.  Chapter 10 and any other applicable provisions of this code apply to a transaction consummated by an entity after the mandatory application date, except that if a required approval of the owners or members of the entity has been given before the mandatory application date or has been given after the mandatory application date but at a meeting of owners or members initially called for a date before the mandatory application date, the transaction shall be governed by the prior law.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 402.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 8 - Miscellaneous and Transition Provisions|Chapter 402 - Miscellaneous and Transition Provisions|Section 402.011. Winding Up and Termination

Sec. 402.011.  WINDING UP AND TERMINATION.  (a)  Chapter 11 applies to:(1)  an action for involuntary or judicial winding up and termination commenced after the mandatory application date;  or(2)  a voluntary winding up and termination proceeding initiated after the mandatory application date by:(A)  the governing authority;(B)  the terms of the governing documents;  or(C)  applicable law.(b)  The prior law governs:(1)  an action described by Subsection (a)(1) that is pending on the mandatory application date;  or(2)  a proceeding described by Subsection (a)(2) initiated before the mandatory application date.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 402.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 8 - Miscellaneous and Transition Provisions|Chapter 402 - Miscellaneous and Transition Provisions|Section 402.012. Registration of Certain Foreign Entities

Sec. 402.012.  REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN FOREIGN ENTITIES.  A foreign entity that has transacted intrastate business in this state before the mandatory application date and that is required by Chapter 9 to register to transact business is not subject to a direct or indirect penalty as a result of failure to register under Chapter 9 if the application for registration is filed not later than the 30th day after the mandatory application date.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 402.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 8 - Miscellaneous and Transition Provisions|Chapter 402 - Miscellaneous and Transition Provisions|Section 402.013. Reinstatement of Entities Canceled, Revoked, Dissolved, Involuntarily Dissolved, Suspended, or Forfeited Under Prior Law

Sec. 402.013.  REINSTATEMENT OF ENTITIES CANCELED, REVOKED, DISSOLVED, INVOLUNTARILY DISSOLVED, SUSPENDED, OR FORFEITED UNDER PRIOR LAW.  (a)  On or after January 1, 2006, and before January 1, 2010, a domestic filing entity whose certificate of formation or equivalent governing document has been canceled, revoked, involuntarily dissolved, suspended, or forfeited under prior law may reinstate its certificate of formation or equivalent governing document in accordance with:(1)  prior law; or(2)  this code if it also complies with Section 402.003.(b)  On or after January 1, 2006, and before January 1, 2010, a foreign filing entity whose registration to do business has been canceled, revoked, involuntarily dissolved, suspended, or forfeited under prior law may reinstate its registration in accordance with:(1)  prior law; or(2)  this code if it also complies with Section 402.004.(b-1)  On or after January 1, 2010, a domestic filing entity whose existence has been voluntarily dissolved or involuntarily dissolved under prior law or whose certificate of formation or equivalent governing document has been canceled, revoked, suspended, or forfeited under prior law may reinstate the entity in accordance with this code.(b-2)  On or after January 1, 2010, a foreign filing entity whose registration to do business has been canceled, revoked, suspended, or forfeited under prior law may reinstate its registration in accordance with this code.(c)  If the certificate of formation of a domestic filing entity or the registration to do business of a foreign filing entity is forfeited under the Tax Code, the entity must revive the certificate of formation or registration in accordance with that code.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 64 (H.B. 1319), Sec. 105, eff. January 1, 2006.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 139 (S.B. 748), Sec. 63, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 139 (S.B. 748), Sec. 64, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Bus Orgs § 402.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 8 - Miscellaneous and Transition Provisions|Chapter 402 - Miscellaneous and Transition Provisions|Section 402.014. Maintenance of Prior Action

Sec. 402.014.  MAINTENANCE OF PRIOR ACTION.  Except as expressly provided by this title, this code does not apply to an action or proceeding commenced before the mandatory application date.  Prior law applies to the action or proceeding.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 402.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 8 - Miscellaneous and Transition Provisions|Chapter 402 - Miscellaneous and Transition Provisions|Section 402.015. Perpetual Duration of Old Corporations

Sec. 402.015.  PERPETUAL DURATION OF OLD CORPORATIONS.  (a)  Notwithstanding any provision in the articles of incorporation limiting the period of duration of a domestic for-profit corporation formed before September 6, 1955, the period of duration of the corporation became perpetual on May 2, 1979, if the corporation was in existence according to the records of the secretary of state on May 2, 1979.  A corporation described by this subsection may amend the corporation's articles of incorporation or certificate of formation, as applicable, to limit the corporation's period of duration after May 2, 1979.(b)  Notwithstanding a provision in the articles of incorporation limiting the period of duration of a domestic nonprofit corporation formed before August 10, 1959, the period of duration of the corporation became perpetual on May 2, 1979, if the corporation was in existence according to the records of the secretary of state on May 2, 1979.  A corporation described by this subsection may amend the corporation's articles of incorporation or certificate of formation, as applicable, to limit the corporation's period of duration after May 2, 1979.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 75 (S.B. 1518), Sec. 35, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 1.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.001. Purpose of Code

Sec. 1.001.  PURPOSE OF CODE.  (a)  This code is enacted as a part of the state's continuing statutory revision program, begun by the Texas Legislative Council in 1963 as directed by the legislature in Chapter 323, Government Code.  The program contemplates a topic-by-topic revision of the state's general and permanent statute law without substantive change.(b)  Consistent with the objectives of the statutory revision program, the purpose of this code is to make the law encompassed by this code more accessible and understandable, by:(1)  rearranging the statutes into a more logical order;(2)  employing a format and numbering system designed to facilitate citation of the law and to accommodate future expansion of the law;(3)  eliminating repealed, duplicative, unconstitutional, expired, executed, and other ineffective provisions;  and(4)  restating the law in modern American English to the greatest extent possible.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 3.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 1.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.002. Construction of Code

Sec. 1.002.  CONSTRUCTION OF CODE.  The Code Construction Act (Chapter 311, Government Code) applies to the construction of each provision in this code, except as otherwise expressly provided by this code.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 3.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 1.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.003. Internal References

Sec. 1.003.  INTERNAL REFERENCES.  In this code:(1)  a reference to a title, chapter, or section without further identification is a reference to a title, chapter, or section of this code;  and(2)  a reference to a subtitle, subchapter, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, or other numbered or lettered unit without further identification is a reference to a unit of the next larger unit of this code in which the reference appears.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 63.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 3 - Extraordinary Remedies|Chapter 63 - Garnishment|Section 63.001. Grounds

Sec. 63.001.  GROUNDS.  A writ of garnishment is available if:(1)  an original attachment has been issued;(2)  a plaintiff sues for a debt and makes an affidavit stating that:(A)  the debt is just, due, and unpaid;(B)  within the plaintiff's knowledge, the defendant does not possess property in Texas subject to execution sufficient to satisfy the debt;  and(C)  the garnishment is not sought to injure the defendant or the garnishee;  or(3)  a plaintiff has a valid, subsisting judgment and makes an affidavit stating that, within the plaintiff's knowledge, the defendant does not possess property in Texas subject to execution sufficient to satisfy the judgment.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 63.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 3 - Extraordinary Remedies|Chapter 63 - Garnishment|Section 63.002. Who May Issue

Sec. 63.002.  WHO MAY ISSUE.  The clerk of a district or county court or a justice of the peace may issue a writ of garnishment returnable to his court.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 63.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 3 - Extraordinary Remedies|Chapter 63 - Garnishment|Section 63.003. Effect of Service

Sec. 63.003.  EFFECT OF SERVICE.  (a)  After service of a writ of garnishment, the garnishee may not deliver any effects or pay any debt to the defendant.  If the garnishee is a corporation or joint-stock company, the garnishee may not permit or recognize a sale or transfer of shares or an interest alleged to be owned by the defendant.(b)  A payment, delivery, sale, or transfer made in violation of Subsection (a) is void as to the amount of the debt, effects, shares, or interest necessary to satisfy the plaintiff's demand.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 63.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 3 - Extraordinary Remedies|Chapter 63 - Garnishment|Section 63.004. Current Wages Exempt

Sec. 63.004.  CURRENT WAGES EXEMPT.  Except as otherwise provided by state or federal law, current wages for personal service are not subject to garnishment.  The garnishee shall be discharged from the garnishment as to any debt to the defendant for current wages.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 466, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 63.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 3 - Extraordinary Remedies|Chapter 63 - Garnishment|Section 63.005. Place for Trial

Sec. 63.005.  PLACE FOR TRIAL.  (a)  If a garnishee other than a foreign corporation is not a resident of the county in which the original suit is pending or was tried and a party to the suit files an affidavit controverting the garnishee's answer, the issues raised by the answer and controverting affidavit shall be tried in the county in which the garnishee resides.  The issues may be tried in a court of that county that has jurisdiction of the amount of the original judgment if the plaintiff files with the court a certified copy of the judgment in the original suit and a certified copy of the proceedings in garnishment, including the plaintiff's application for the writ, the garnishee's answer, and the controverting affidavit.(b)  If a garnishee whose answer is controverted is a foreign corporation, the issues raised by the answer and controverting affidavit shall be tried in the court in which the original suit is pending or was tried.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 63.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 3 - Extraordinary Remedies|Chapter 63 - Garnishment|Section 63.006. Administrative Fee for Certain Costs Incurred by Employers

Sec. 63.006.  ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR CERTAIN COSTS INCURRED BY EMPLOYERS.  (a)  An employer who is required by state or federal law to deduct from the current wages of an employee an amount garnished under a withholding order may deduct monthly an administrative fee as provided by Subsection (b) from the employee's disposable earnings in addition to the amount required to be withheld under the withholding order.  This section does not apply to income withholding under Chapter 158, Family Code.(b)  The administrative fee deducted under Subsection (a) may not exceed the lesser of:(1)  the actual administrative cost incurred by the employer in complying with the withholding order;  or(2)  $10.(c)  For the purposes of this section, "withholding order" means:(1)  a withholding order issued under Section 488A, Part F, Subchapter IV, Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Section 1095a);  and(2)  any analogous order issued under a state or federal law that:(A)  requires the garnishment of an employee's current wages;  and(B)  does not contain an express provision authorizing or prohibiting the payment of the administrative costs incurred by the employer in complying with the garnishment by the affected employee.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 466, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 63.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 3 - Extraordinary Remedies|Chapter 63 - Garnishment|Section 63.007. Garnishment of Funds Held in Inmate Trust Fund

Sec. 63.007.  GARNISHMENT OF FUNDS HELD IN INMATE TRUST FUND.  (a)  A writ of garnishment may be issued against an inmate trust fund held under the authority of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under Section 501.014, Government Code, to encumber money that is held for the benefit of an inmate in the fund.(b)  The state's sovereign immunity to suit is waived only to the extent necessary to authorize a garnishment action in accordance with this section.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1409, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Sec. 63.006 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(4), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 63.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 3 - Extraordinary Remedies|Chapter 63 - Garnishment|Section 63.008. Financial Institution as Garnishee

Sec. 63.008.  FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AS GARNISHEE.  Service of a writ of garnishment on a financial institution named as the garnishee in the writ is governed by Section 59.008, Finance Code.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 344, Sec. 7.004, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 66.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 3 - Extraordinary Remedies|Chapter 66 - Quo Warranto|Section 66.001. Grounds

Sec. 66.001.  GROUNDS.  An action in the nature of quo warranto is available if:(1)  a person usurps, intrudes into, or unlawfully holds or executes a franchise or an office, including an office in a corporation created by the authority of this state;(2)  a public officer does an act or allows an act that by law causes a forfeiture of his office;(3)  an association of persons acts as a corporation without being legally incorporated;(4)  a corporation does or omits an act that requires a surrender or causes a forfeiture of its rights and privileges as a corporation;(5)  a corporation exercises power not granted by law;(6)  a railroad company charges an extortionate rate for transportation of freight or passengers;  or(7)  a railroad company unlawfully refuses to move over its lines the cars of another railroad company.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 66.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 3 - Extraordinary Remedies|Chapter 66 - Quo Warranto|Section 66.002. Initiation of Suit

Sec. 66.002.  INITIATION OF SUIT.  (a)  If grounds for the remedy exist, the attorney general or the county or district attorney of the proper county may petition the district court of the proper county or a district judge if the court is in vacation for leave to file an information in the nature of quo warranto.(b)  The petition must state that the information is sought in the name of the State of Texas.(c)  The attorney general or county or district attorney may file the petition on his own motion or at the request of an individual relator.(d)  If there is probable ground for the proceeding, the judge shall grant leave to file the information, order the information to be filed, and order process to be issued.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 66.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 3 - Extraordinary Remedies|Chapter 66 - Quo Warranto|Section 66.003. Judgment

Sec. 66.003.  JUDGMENT.  If the person against whom the information is filed is found guilty as charged, the court:(1)  shall enter judgment removing the person from the office or franchise;(2)  shall enter judgment for the costs of prosecution in favor of the relator;  and(3)  may fine the person for usurping, intruding into, or unlawfully holding and executing the office or franchise.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 74A.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 4 - Liability in Tort|Chapter 74A - Limitation of Liability Relating to Health Information Exchanges|Section 74A.001. Definitions

Sec. 74A.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Gross negligence" has the meaning assigned by Section 41.001.(2)  "Health care provider" means any individual, partnership, professional association, corporation, facility, or institution duly licensed, certified, registered, or chartered by this state to provide health care or medical care, including a physician.  The term includes:(A)  an officer, director, shareholder, member, partner, manager, owner, or affiliate of a physician or other health care provider; and(B)  an employee, independent contractor, or agent of a physician or other health care provider acting in the course and scope of the employment or contractual relationship.(3)  "Health information exchange" has the meaning assigned by Section 182.151, Health and Safety Code.  The term includes:(A)  an officer, director, shareholder, member, partner, manager, owner, or affiliate of the health information exchange; and(B)  an employee, independent contractor, or agent of the health information exchange acting in the course and scope of the employment or contractual relationship.(4)  "Malice" has the meaning assigned by Section 41.001.(5)  "Physician" means:(A)  an individual licensed to practice medicine in this state under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code;(B)  a professional association organized by an individual physician or a group of physicians;(C)  a partnership or limited liability partnership formed by a group of physicians;(D)  a limited liability company formed by a group of physicians;(E)  a nonprofit health corporation certified by the Texas Medical Board under Chapter 162, Occupations Code; or(F)  a single legal entity authorized to practice medicine in this state owned by a group of physicians.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1085 (H.B. 2641), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 74A.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 4 - Liability in Tort|Chapter 74A - Limitation of Liability Relating to Health Information Exchanges|Section 74A.002. Limitation on Liability of Health Care Providers Relating to Health Information Exchanges

Sec. 74A.002.  LIMITATION ON LIABILITY OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS RELATING TO HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGES. (a) Unless the health care provider acts with malice or gross negligence, a health care provider who provides patient information to a health information exchange is not liable for any damages, penalties, or other relief related to the obtainment, use, or disclosure of that information in violation of federal or state privacy laws by a health information exchange, another health care provider, or any other person.(b)  Nothing in this section may be construed to create a cause of action or to create a standard of care, obligation, or duty that forms the basis for a cause of action.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1085 (H.B. 2641), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|