Texas § BO.23.001 - DETERMINATION OF APPLICABLE LAW
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§ BO.23.001. DETERMINATION OF APPLICABLE LAW
DETERMINATION OF APPLICABLE LAW. (a) A corporation created under this chapter or under a special statute outside this code, to the extent not inconsistent with a special statute regarding a particular corporation, is governed by: (1) Title 1 and Chapter 21 , if the corporation is organized for profit; and (2) Title 1 and Chapter 22 , if the corporation is organized not for profit. (b) If a special statute does not contain any provision regarding a matter provided for in Title 1 or Chapter 21 or 22 , or if the special statute specifically provides that the general laws for corporations supplement the statute, to the extent consistent with the special statute: (1) Title 1 and Chapter 21 apply to a corporation organized for profit; and (2) Title 1 and Chapter 22 apply to a corporation organized not for profit. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
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