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Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 11.051 (2026)

Event Requiring Winding Up Of Domestic Entity

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Sec. 11.051. EVENT REQUIRING WINDING UP OF DOMESTIC ENTITY. Winding up of a domestic entity is required on:

(1) the expiration of any period of duration specified in the domestic entity's governing documents;

(2) a voluntary decision to wind up the domestic entity;

(3) an event specified in the governing documents of the domestic entity requiring the winding up, dissolution, or termination of the domestic entity, other than an event specified in another subdivision of this section;

(4) an event specified in other sections of this code requiring the winding up or termination of the domestic entity, other than an event specified in another subdivision of this section; or

(5) a decree by a court requiring the winding up, dissolution, or termination of the domestic entity, rendered under this code or other law.

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 688 (H.B. 1737), Sec. 61, eff. September 1, 2007.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2013–2024 · leading case: Gonzales v. Maggio, 500 S.W.3d 656 (Tex. App. 2016).
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Gonzales v. Maggio, 500 S.W.3d 656 (Tex. App. 2016). “See Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code §§ 11.051(2) ("Winding up of a domestic entity is required on .”
Robert Hovel & Tania Hovel v. Gal Batzri, 490 S.W.3d 132 (Tex. App. 2016). “See Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code Ann. §§ 11.051 ; 21.”
Patel v. St. Luke's Sugar Land P'ship, L.L.P., 445 S.W.3d 413 (Tex. App. 2013). “Even if the general partner had determined to wind-up the affairs of the Partnership, see Tex. Bus. Org.Code §§ 11.051, 11.057 (West 2012), the final disposition of Partnership assets is a part of the winding-up process, see id.”
BASR P'ship Ex Rel. Pettinati v. United States, 130 Fed. Cl. 286 (Fed. Cl. 2017). “7430-5 (Prevailing Party); Tex. Bus. Org. Code Ann. §§ 11.051 , 11.055, 152.”
Abrhim Enshikar v. Ahmad Zaid & Mazen Jumaa (Tex. App. 2020). “See Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code Ann. § 11.051 (3). This section, however, concerns when winding up of an entity is triggered, and does not dictate when the entity terminates its existence.”
Daniel v. Travis & Travis Bros. Bldg. Automation Texas, LLC v. Tommy Travis (Tex. App. 2022). “See Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code Ann. §§ 11.051 (listing events requiring winding up of domestic entity), 11.”
Hillegeist Fam. Enter., LLP, Bruce Hillegeist & Brian Hillegeist v. Blake Hillegeist (Tex. App. 2022). “TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE § 11.051(2). Therefore Blake, by his own reasoning, has not shown that the trial court did not have supervisory authority under Section 11.”
All Saints Episcopal Church (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2021). “, Tex. Bus. Org. Code §§ 11.051(1) and 11.052(a).”
Kasey Holdridge Robert A. Lyons, P.A. Robert A. Lyons, M.D. & Clearview Surgery Ctr., Inc. v. Wallace Ryne, O.D., P.C. & Wallace \Wally\" Ryne" (Tex. App. 2024). “1 (2024); see also Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code Ann. §§ 11.051 (listing events that require “[w]inding up,” including “a decree by a court requiring the winding up, dissolution, or termination” of the entity), 11.”
Shatish Patel, M.D., Hemalatha Vijayan, M.D., Subodh Sonwalkar, M.D., Wolley Oladut M.D. v. St. Luke's Sugar Land P'ship, L.L.P. & St. Luke's Cmty. Dev. Corp.-Sugar Land (Tex. App. 2013). “Even if the general partner had determined to wind-up the affairs of the Partnership, see TEX. BUS. ORG. CODE §§ 11.051, 11.057 (West 2012), the final disposition of Partnership assets is a part of the winding-up process, see id.”
Sandra Saks, Lee Nick McFadin, III, & Margaret Landen Saks v. Broadway Coffeehouse LLC & Marcus Rogers, as Tr. for the Saks Child. Trust A/K/A ATFL&L, a Texas Trust (Tex. App. 2015). “41-42 Statutes TEX. BUS. ORG. CODE § 11.051 ............”
Sandra Saks, Lee Nick McFadin, III, & Margaret Landen Saks v. Broadway Coffeehouse LLC & Marcus Rogers, as Tr. for the Saks Child. Trust A/K/A ATFL&L, a Texas Trust (Tex. App. 2015). “TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE ANN. § 11.051(4) (West 2012).”
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Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 11.051(1): 1 case
All Saints Episcopal Church (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2021). “, Tex. Bus. Org. Code §§ 11.051(1) and 11.052(a).”
Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 11.051(2): 2 cases
Gonzales v. Maggio, 500 S.W.3d 656 (Tex. App. 2016). “See Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code §§ 11.051(2) ("Winding up of a domestic entity is required on .”
Hillegeist Fam. Enter., LLP, Bruce Hillegeist & Brian Hillegeist v. Blake Hillegeist (Tex. App. 2022). “TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE § 11.051(2). Therefore Blake, by his own reasoning, has not shown that the trial court did not have supervisory authority under Section 11.”
Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 11.051(4): 1 case
Sandra Saks, Lee Nick McFadin, III, & Margaret Landen Saks v. Broadway Coffeehouse LLC & Marcus Rogers, as Tr. for the Saks Child. Trust A/K/A ATFL&L, a Texas Trust (Tex. App. 2015). “TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE ANN. § 11.051(4) (West 2012).”
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