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Chapter 162

Telephone Cooperative Corporations

Subchapter A. General Provisions

162.001 Short Title 162.002 Purpose 162.003 Definitions 162.004 Certain Corporate Names Prohibited 162.005 Effect of Recording Certain Mortgages Executed by Telephone Cooperatives 162.006 Construction Standards

Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Telephone Cooperatives

162.051 Incorporators 162.052 Duration of Corporation 162.053 Name of Telephone Cooperative 162.054 Articles of Incorporation 162.055 Filing and Recording of Articles of Incorporation 162.056 Revival of Articles of Incorporation 162.057 Organizational Meeting 162.058 Perfecting Defectively Organized Corporations 162.059 Nonprofit Operation 162.060 Members Not Liable for Debts of Telephone Cooperative 162.061 License Fee 162.062 Exemption from Excise Taxes 162.063 Exemption from Application of Securities Act 162.064 Bylaws 162.065 Membership 162.066 Patrons 162.067 Meetings of Members 162.068 Notice of Members' Meeting 162.069 Waiver of Notice 162.070 Members' Meeting: Quorum and Voting 162.071 Board of Directors 162.072 Election of Directors; Terms 162.073 Compensation of Directors 162.074 Insurance for Directors 162.075 Board Meetings; Quorum 162.076 Districts 162.077 Officers, Agents, and Employees 162.078 Executive Committee 162.079 Indemnification 162.080 Change of Location of Principal Office 162.081 Director, Officer, or Member Acting as Notary 162.082 Applicability to Corporations Organized under Other Law

Subchapter C. Powers of Telephone Cooperative

162.121 General Powers 162.122 Powers Relating to Provision of Communication Service 162.123 Connection and Interconnection of Facilities 162.124 Eminent Domain 162.125 Encumbrance and Disposition of Property Without Members' Authorization 162.126 Encumbrance, Lease, and Disposition of Property with Members' Authorization

Subchapter D. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation

162.151 Amendment of Articles of Incorporation 162.152 Presentation and Approval of Proposed Amendment 162.153 Articles of Amendment 162.154 Filing of Articles of Amendment

Subchapter E. Consolidation or Merger of Telephone Cooperatives

162.201 Consolidation 162.202 Articles of Consolidation 162.203 Merger 162.204 Articles of Merger 162.205 Effect of Consolidation or Merger

Subchapter F. Conversion of Corporation into Telephone Cooperative

162.251 Conversion of Corporation into Telephone Cooperative 162.252 Articles of Conversion 162.253 Consolidation and Conversion of Corporations into Telephone Cooperative 162.254 Articles of Consolidation and Conversion

Subchapter G. Dissolution

162.301 Dissolution 162.302 Existence Following Dissolution 162.303 Distribution of Net Assets on Dissolution 162.304 Dissolution of Defectively Incorporated Telephone Cooperative