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Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 3.152 (2026)

Governing Person's Right Of Inspection

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Sec. 3.152. GOVERNING PERSON'S RIGHT OF INSPECTION. (a) A governing person of a filing entity may examine the entity's books and records maintained under Section 3.151 and other books and records of the entity for a purpose reasonably related to the governing person's service as a governing person.

(b) A court may require a filing entity to open the books and records of the filing entity, including the books and records maintained under Section 3.151, to permit a governing person to inspect, make copies of, or take extracts from the books and records on a showing by the governing person that:

(1) the person is a governing person of the entity;

(2) the person demanded to inspect the entity's books and records;

(3) the person's purpose for inspecting the entity's books and records is reasonably related to the person's service as a governing person; and

(4) the entity refused the person's good faith demand to inspect the books and records.

(c) A court may award a governing person attorney's fees and any other proper relief in a suit to require a filing entity to open its books and records under Subsection (b).

(d) This section does not apply to limited partnerships. Section 153.552 applies to limited partnerships.

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

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Cited in 5 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2015–2024 · leading case: Texas Ear Nose & Throat Consultants, PLLC, Joseph Edmonds, Newton Duncan & James Albright v. John K. Jones M.D., 470 S.W.3d 67 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2015).
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Texas Ear Nose & Throat Consultants, PLLC, Joseph Edmonds, Newton Duncan & James Albright v. John K. Jones M.D., 470 S.W.3d 67 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2015). · cites it 3× “(6) Individual Physicians Liable Appellants next argue, based on section 3.”
Houston Metro Ortho & Spine Surgery, LLC Elite Ambulatory Surgery Centers, LLC Lori Ramirez James Albright, M.D. Carl Palumbo, M.D. Navin Subramanian, M.D. Alan Rechter, M.D. Mark Provenzano, M.D. Juan Carlos Bustos, M.D. Asif Chaudry, M.D. & NewtonDuncan, M.D. v. Juansrich, Ltd., & Richard Francis, M.D., No. 14-19-00732-CV, 2021 WL 2799643 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] July 6, 2021). “See Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code Ann. § 3.152 (c) (authorizing award of attorneys’ fees “in a suit to require a filing entity to open its books and records”).”
Wes Gilbreath, Jr., Stacey Gilbreath Powell, Elliot Gilbreath, & Mark Ritter SignAd, Ltd., SignAd GP, LLC, Ben Nevis West, Ltd., Culcreuch West, LLC, Big Signs & Leasing 1, Ltd., Big Signs & Leasing 2, Ltd., Big Signs & Leasing 3, Ltd. El Al v. Lisa R. Gilbreath Horan, Individually & as Tr. of the Lisa Gilbreath Horan 2001 Irrevocable Trust, No. 01-17-00316-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] July 15, 2022). “TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE § 3.152. Section 3.151 sets forth the businesses’ record- keeping requirements.”
Wes Gilbreath, Jr., Stacey Gilbreath Powell, Elliot Gilbreath, & Mark Ritter SignAd, Ltd., SignAd GP, LLC, Ben Nevis West, Ltd., Culcreuch West, LLC, Big Signs & Leasing 1, Ltd., Big Signs & Leasing 2, Ltd., Big Signs & Leasing 3, Ltd. El Al v. Lisa R. Gilbreath Horan, Individually & as Tr. of the Lisa Gilbreath Horan 2001 Irrevocable Trust, 682 S.W.3d 454 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2023). “TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE § 3.152. Section 3.151 sets forth the businesses’ 194 record- keeping requirements.”
Texas Disposal Sys., Inc. Texas Landfill Mgmt., LLC TDS Excavation Servs., LLC (NIK/A TDS Env't Servs., LLC) Texas Disposal Sys. Landfill, Inc. TDS Land Mgmt., LP, & the Austin Savanna, LLC v. Katzen Marshall & Assocs., Inc., No. 07-23-00348-CV (Tex. App.—Amarillo July 8, 2024). “See TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE ANN. §§ 3.152, 3.153.”
Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 3.152(a): 1 case
Texas Ear Nose & Throat Consultants, PLLC, Joseph Edmonds, Newton Duncan & James Albright v. John K. Jones M.D., 470 S.W.3d 67 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2015). “(6) Individual Physicians Liable Appellants next argue, based on section 3.”
Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 3.152(b): 1 case
Texas Ear Nose & Throat Consultants, PLLC, Joseph Edmonds, Newton Duncan & James Albright v. John K. Jones M.D., 470 S.W.3d 67 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2015). “(6) Individual Physicians Liable Appellants next argue, based on section 3.”
Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 3.152(c): 1 case
Texas Ear Nose & Throat Consultants, PLLC, Joseph Edmonds, Newton Duncan & James Albright v. John K. Jones M.D., 470 S.W.3d 67 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2015). “(6) Individual Physicians Liable Appellants next argue, based on section 3.”
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