Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.052
This is the official text of Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.052, part of Texas’s Business Organizations Code — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships.
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§ 21.052. PROCEDURES TO ADOPT AMENDMENT TO CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION.
Official statutory text
(a) To adopt an amendment to the certificate of formation of a corporation as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 3, the board of directors of the corporation shall:
(1) adopt a resolution stating the proposed amendment; and
(2) follow the procedures prescribed by Sections 21.053-21.055.
(b) The resolution may incorporate the proposed amendment in a restated certificate of formation that complies with Section 3.059.
(b-1) The resolution may provide that at any time before the filing of a certificate of amendment takes effect as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 3, the board of directors may abandon the proposed amendment to the certificate of formation without further action by the shareholders of the corporation, notwithstanding authorization of the proposed amendment by the shareholders.
(c) The certificate of amendment must be filed in accordance with Chapter 4 and takes effect as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 3.
(d) This section does not affect:
(1) the authority of the shareholders of a corporation to consent in writing to the cancellation of an event requiring winding up in accordance with Section 21.502(1); or
(2) the authority of the organizers of a corporation to adopt a resolution to cancel an event requiring winding up in accordance with Section 21.502(2).
(1) adopt a resolution stating the proposed amendment; and
(2) follow the procedures prescribed by Sections 21.053-21.055.
(b) The resolution may incorporate the proposed amendment in a restated certificate of formation that complies with Section 3.059.
(b-1) The resolution may provide that at any time before the filing of a certificate of amendment takes effect as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 3, the board of directors may abandon the proposed amendment to the certificate of formation without further action by the shareholders of the corporation, notwithstanding authorization of the proposed amendment by the shareholders.
(c) The certificate of amendment must be filed in accordance with Chapter 4 and takes effect as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 3.
(d) This section does not affect:
(1) the authority of the shareholders of a corporation to consent in writing to the cancellation of an event requiring winding up in accordance with Section 21.502(1); or
(2) the authority of the organizers of a corporation to adopt a resolution to cancel an event requiring winding up in accordance with Section 21.502(2).
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