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Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 22.102 (2026)

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Sec. 22.102. BYLAWS. (a) The initial bylaws of a corporation shall be adopted by the corporation's board of directors or, if the management of the corporation is vested in the corporation's members, by the members.

(b) The bylaws may contain provisions for the regulation and management of the affairs of the corporation that are consistent with law and the certificate of formation.

(c) The board of directors may amend or repeal the bylaws, or adopt new bylaws, unless:

(1) this chapter or the corporation's certificate of formation wholly or partly reserves the power exclusively to the corporation's members;

(2) the management of the corporation is vested in the corporation's members; or

(3) in amending, repealing, or adopting a bylaw, the members expressly provide that the board of directors may not amend or repeal the bylaw.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2013–2024 · leading case: Masterson v. Diocese of Nw. Texas, 422 S.W.3d 594 (Tex. 2013).
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Masterson v. Diocese of Nw. Texas, 422 S.W.3d 594 (Tex. 2013). “09 (current version at Tex. Bus. ORGS. Code § 22.102) (“The power to alter, amend, or repeal the by-laws or to adopt new by-laws shall be vested in the members_”).”
Aspire Power Ventures, LP v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas, Elec. Reliability Council of Texas, Thomas Gleeson, Lori Cobos, Jimmy Glotfelty, Kathleen Jackson, & Courtney Hjaltman (Tex. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “164 Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code §§ 22.102, 22.152, 22.”
Elec. Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. v. Panda Power Generation Infrastructure Fund, LLC, D/B/A Panda Power Funds Panda Sherman Power Holdings, LLC Panda Sherman Power Intermediate Holdings I, LLC Panda Sherman Power Intermediate Holdings II, LLC Panda Sherman Power, LLC Panda Temple Power Holdings, LLC Panda Temple Power Intermediate Holdings I, LLC Panda Temple Power Intermediate Holdings II, LLC Panda Temple Power, LLC Panda Temple Power II Holdings, LLC Panda Temple Power II Intermediate Holdings I, LLC (Tex. 2023). “164 TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE §§ 22.102, 22.152, 22.”
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