Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 126.004
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 126.004, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 126.004. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Official statutory text
(a) The receiver shall take charge of all property belonging to the religious congregation and administer that property under the direction of the court for the best interests of the religious congregation.
(b) If necessary to preserve the property, the receiver may sell it under order of the court.
(c) The court shall order the public or private sale of property belonging to a religious congregation that may not be revived or reorganized within a reasonable time. The proceeds of the sale shall be delivered to the receiver, who shall use them for a religious congregation of like faith.
(b) If necessary to preserve the property, the receiver may sell it under order of the court.
(c) The court shall order the public or private sale of property belonging to a religious congregation that may not be revived or reorganized within a reasonable time. The proceeds of the sale shall be delivered to the receiver, who shall use them for a religious congregation of like faith.
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