Tex. Local Government Code § 501.064
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 501.064, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 501.064. BYLAWS.
Official statutory text
(a) A corporation may adopt and amend bylaws for the administration and regulation of the corporation's affairs.
(b) The board of directors shall adopt a corporation's initial bylaws.
(c) The bylaws and each amendment of the bylaws must:
(1) be consistent with state law and with the certificate of formation of the corporation; and
(2) be approved by resolution of the governing body of the corporation's authorizing unit.
(b) The board of directors shall adopt a corporation's initial bylaws.
(c) The bylaws and each amendment of the bylaws must:
(1) be consistent with state law and with the certificate of formation of the corporation; and
(2) be approved by resolution of the governing body of the corporation's authorizing unit.
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