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Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 23.101 (2026)
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Sec. 23.101. FORMATION. (a) An institution or order, by resolution or other consent of its members, may incorporate under this subchapter if the institution or order is:
(1) the grand lodge of Texas, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons;
(2) the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Texas;
(3) the Grand Commandery of Knights Templars of Texas;
(4) the grand lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Texas; or
(5) another similar institution or order organized for charitable or benevolent purposes.
(b) A corporation formed under this subchapter shall file a certificate of formation in accordance with Chapter 4 that complies with this subchapter.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
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case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: S. Methodist Univ. & Paul J. Ward v. South Cent. Jurisdictional Conf. of the United Methodist Church & Bishop Scott Jones (Tex. 2025).
S. Methodist Univ. & Paul J. Ward v. South Cent. Jurisdictional Conf. of the United Methodist Church & Bishop Scott Jones (Tex. 2025). “But High Road does not support such a broad proposition. First, that case dealt with the relationship between a national hierarchical organization and a subordinate lodge—a relationship that is governed by a separate subchapter of the Code.”
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