Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.151
This is the official text of Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.151, part of Texas’s Business Organizations Code — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships.
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§ 22.151. MEMBERS.
Official statutory text
(a) A corporation may have one or more classes of members or may have no members.
(b) If the corporation has one or more classes of members, the corporation's certificate of formation or bylaws must include:
(1) a designation of each class;
(2) the manner of the election or appointment of the members of each class; and
(3) the qualifications and rights of the members of each class.
(c) A corporation may issue a certificate, card, or other instrument evidencing membership rights, voting rights, or ownership rights as authorized by the certificate of formation or bylaws.
(b) If the corporation has one or more classes of members, the corporation's certificate of formation or bylaws must include:
(1) a designation of each class;
(2) the manner of the election or appointment of the members of each class; and
(3) the qualifications and rights of the members of each class.
(c) A corporation may issue a certificate, card, or other instrument evidencing membership rights, voting rights, or ownership rights as authorized by the certificate of formation or bylaws.
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