Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.173
This is the official text of Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.173, part of Texas’s Business Organizations Code — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships.
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§ 21.173. SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIRED RECORDS.
Official statutory text
In addition to the books and records required to be kept under Section 3.151, a corporation shall keep at its registered office or principal place of business, or at the office of its transfer agent or registrar, a record of:
(1) the original issuance of shares issued by the corporation;
(2) each transfer of those shares that have been presented to the corporation for registration of transfer;
(3) the names and addresses of all past shareholders of the corporation; and
(4) the number and class or series of shares issued by the corporation held by each current and past shareholder.
(1) the original issuance of shares issued by the corporation;
(2) each transfer of those shares that have been presented to the corporation for registration of transfer;
(3) the names and addresses of all past shareholders of the corporation; and
(4) the number and class or series of shares issued by the corporation held by each current and past shareholder.
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