Tex. Business Organizations Code § 12.255
This is the official text of Tex. Business Organizations Code § 12.255, part of Texas’s Business Organizations Code — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships.
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§ 12.255. PERMISSION TO SUE.
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Before a petition may be filed by the attorney general or by a district or county attorney in a suit authorized by Section 12.252 or 12.253, leave must be granted by the judge of the court in which the proceeding is to be filed.
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