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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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UTILITIES CODE |
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Title 4. DELIVERY OF UTILITY SERVICES |
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Subtitle A. UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND OTHER PROVIDERS |
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Chapter 162. TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS |
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Subchapter C. POWERS OF TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE |
Sec. 162.126. ENCUMBRANCE, LEASE, AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY WITH MEMBERS' AUTHORIZATION
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(a) Except as provided by Section 162.125, a telephone cooperative may not dispose of, lease, or encumber all or a major portion of its property unless the disposition, lease, or encumbrance is authorized by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of all the members of the cooperative.
(b) The board may, on the authorization of two-thirds of all the members of the cooperative at a members' meeting, dispose of or lease all or a major portion of its property to:
(1) another telephone cooperative;
(2) a foreign corporation doing business in this state under this chapter; or
(3) the holder of a note, bond, or other evidence of indebtedness issued to the United States or to a lending institution licensed by the United States or a state.
(c) The notice of a meeting at which a disposition or lease under Subsection (b) is to be considered must state the proposed action.