Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.414
This is the official text of Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.414, part of Texas’s Business Organizations Code — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships.
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§ 21.414. DISSENT TO OR ABSTENTION FROM ACTION.
Official statutory text
(a) A director of a corporation who is present at a meeting of the board of directors at which action has been taken is presumed to have assented to the action taken unless:
(1) the director's dissent or abstention has been entered in the minutes of the meeting;
(2) the director has filed a written dissent or abstention with respect to the action with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the meeting is adjourned; or
(3) the director has sent to the secretary of the corporation, within a reasonable time after the meeting has been adjourned, a written dissent or abstention by:
(A) certified or registered mail, return receipt requested; or
(B) other means specified in the corporation's governing documents.
(b) A director who voted in favor of an action may not dissent or abstain with respect to the action.
(1) the director's dissent or abstention has been entered in the minutes of the meeting;
(2) the director has filed a written dissent or abstention with respect to the action with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the meeting is adjourned; or
(3) the director has sent to the secretary of the corporation, within a reasonable time after the meeting has been adjourned, a written dissent or abstention by:
(A) certified or registered mail, return receipt requested; or
(B) other means specified in the corporation's governing documents.
(b) A director who voted in favor of an action may not dissent or abstain with respect to the action.
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