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Texas Business Organizations Code - BUS ORG § 23.001. Determination of Applicable Law

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A corporation created under this chapter or under a special statute outside this code, to the extent not inconsistent with a special statute regarding a particular corporation, is governed by:

(1) Title 1   1 and Chapter 21, if the corporation is organized for profit;  and

(2) Title 1 and Chapter 22, if the corporation is organized not for profit.

(b) If a special statute does not contain any provision regarding a matter provided for in Title 1 or Chapter 21 or 22, or if the special statute specifically provides that the general laws for corporations supplement the statute, to the extent consistent with the special statute:

(1) Title 1 and Chapter 21 apply to a corporation organized for profit;  and

(2) Title 1 and Chapter 22 apply to a corporation organized not for profit.

1  V.T.C.A., Business Organizations Code § 1.001 et seq.
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