Tex. Agriculture Code § 52.085
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 52.085, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§ 52.085. VOTING.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, a member of a marketing association is entitled to one vote.
(b) A marketing association may provide in its articles of incorporation or bylaws for a member association or group to have more than one vote if the association providing for the vote:
(1) is organized primarily for the production, cultivation, and care of citrus groves or for processing and marketing citrus products and:
(A) has its principal office in a county that has at least 500 acres of land planted in citrus groves; and
(B) includes as members one or more associations or groups organized on a cooperative basis; or
(2) is organized primarily for the harvesting, preserving, drying, processing, canning, storing, handling, shipping, marketing, selling, or use of grain or grain-related products.
(c) A marketing association that provides for a member association or group to have more than one vote under Subsection (b) shall comply with Section 52.012(a)(2).
(d) In accordance with a bylaw adopted under Section 52.052 of this code, a marketing association may provide for its members to vote by proxy or by mail.
(b) A marketing association may provide in its articles of incorporation or bylaws for a member association or group to have more than one vote if the association providing for the vote:
(1) is organized primarily for the production, cultivation, and care of citrus groves or for processing and marketing citrus products and:
(A) has its principal office in a county that has at least 500 acres of land planted in citrus groves; and
(B) includes as members one or more associations or groups organized on a cooperative basis; or
(2) is organized primarily for the harvesting, preserving, drying, processing, canning, storing, handling, shipping, marketing, selling, or use of grain or grain-related products.
(c) A marketing association that provides for a member association or group to have more than one vote under Subsection (b) shall comply with Section 52.012(a)(2).
(d) In accordance with a bylaw adopted under Section 52.052 of this code, a marketing association may provide for its members to vote by proxy or by mail.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Texas?
Find a Texas lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.