Tex. Utilities Code § 162.070
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 162.070, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 162.070.
Official statutory text
Sec. 162.070. MEMBERS' MEETING: QUORUM AND VOTING. (a) Unless the bylaws prescribe a greater percentage or number of members for a quorum, a quorum at a meeting of the members of a telephone cooperative is the personal presence of:
(1) 10 percent of all members, if the cooperative has 500 or fewer members; or
(2) the greater of 50 members or two percent of all members, if the cooperative has more than 500 members.
(b) If fewer than a quorum are present at a meeting, a majority of the members present in person may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice.
(c) Each member present at a meeting of the members is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at the meeting. Voting must be in person unless the bylaws provide for voting by mail.
(1) 10 percent of all members, if the cooperative has 500 or fewer members; or
(2) the greater of 50 members or two percent of all members, if the cooperative has more than 500 members.
(b) If fewer than a quorum are present at a meeting, a majority of the members present in person may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice.
(c) Each member present at a meeting of the members is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at the meeting. Voting must be in person unless the bylaws provide for voting by mail.
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