Sec. 161.071. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) The business and affairs of an electric cooperative shall be managed by a board of directors. The board consists of at least three directors. Each director must be a member of the cooperative. The bylaws may prescribe additional qualifications for directors.
(b) The board may exercise any power of an electric cooperative not conferred on the members by this chapter or by the cooperative's articles of incorporation or bylaws.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 4 - Delivery of Utility Services
Subtitle A - Utility Corporations and Other Providers
Chapter 161 - Electric Cooperative Corporations
Subchapter B. Creation and Operation of Electric Cooperatives
Section 161.051. Incorporators
Section 161.052. Duration of Corporation
Section 161.053. Name of Electric Cooperative
Section 161.054. Articles of Incorporation
Section 161.055. Filing and Recording of Articles of Incorporation
Section 161.056. Revival of Articles of Incorporation
Section 161.057. Organizational Meeting
Section 161.058. Perfecting Defectively Organized Corporation
Section 161.059. Nonprofit Operation
Section 161.060. Members Not Liable for Debts of Electric Cooperative
Section 161.062. Exemption From Excise Taxes
Section 161.063. Exemption From Application of Securities Act
Section 161.066. Certificate of Membership
Section 161.067. Meetings of Members
Section 161.068. Notice of Members' Meeting
Section 161.069. Quorum of Members
Section 161.070. Voting by Members
Section 161.071. Board of Directors
Section 161.072. Election of Directors; Vacancies
Section 161.073. Compensation of Directors
Section 161.074. Quorum of Directors
Section 161.075. Board Meetings
Section 161.076. Officers, Agents, and Employees
Section 161.077. Executive Committee
Section 161.078. Indemnification
Section 161.079. Applicability of Chapter to Corporations Organized Under Other Law