Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS CODE |
Title 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Chapter 6. MEETINGS AND VOTING FOR DOMESTIC ENTITIES |
Subchapter F. VOTING TRUSTS AND VOTING AGREEMENTS |
Sec. 6.251. VOTING TRUSTS
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(a) Except as provided by this code or the governing documents, any number of owners of a domestic entity may enter into a written voting trust agreement to confer on a trustee the right to vote or otherwise represent ownership or membership interests of the domestic entity.
(b) An ownership or membership interest that is the subject of a voting trust agreement described by Subsection (a) shall be transferred to the trustee named in the agreement for purposes of the agreement.
(c) A copy of a voting trust agreement described by Subsection (a) shall be deposited with the domestic entity at the domestic entity's principal executive office or registered office and is subject to examination by:
(1) an owner, whether in person or by the owner's agent or attorney, in the same manner as the owner is entitled to examine the books and records of the domestic entity; and
(2) a holder of a beneficial interest in the voting trust, whether in person or by the holder's agent or attorney, at any reasonable time for any proper purpose.