Tex. Utilities Code § 162.056
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 162.056, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 162.056. REVIVAL OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
Official statutory text
(a) If the articles of incorporation of a telephone cooperative expire by limitation, the cooperative, with the consent of a majority of its members, may revive the articles by filing:
(1) new articles of incorporation under this chapter; and
(2) a certified copy of the expired original articles.
(b) A telephone cooperative that revives its articles of incorporation has all the privileges, immunities, and rights of property exercised and held by the cooperative at the time the original articles expired.
(c) New articles of incorporation filed under this section must recite the privileges, immunities, and rights of property exercised and held by the cooperative at the time the original articles expired.
(1) new articles of incorporation under this chapter; and
(2) a certified copy of the expired original articles.
(b) A telephone cooperative that revives its articles of incorporation has all the privileges, immunities, and rights of property exercised and held by the cooperative at the time the original articles expired.
(c) New articles of incorporation filed under this section must recite the privileges, immunities, and rights of property exercised and held by the cooperative at the time the original articles expired.
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