Texas Statutes
Subchapter E. Management
Section 22.227. Dissent to or Abstention From Action

Sec. 22.227. DISSENT TO OR ABSTENTION FROM ACTION. (a) A director of a corporation who is present at a meeting of the board of directors at which action is taken on a corporate matter described by Section 22.226(a) is presumed to have assented to the action unless:
(1) the director's dissent or abstention has been entered in the minutes of the meeting;
(2) the director has filed a written dissent or abstention with respect to the action with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the meeting is adjourned; or
(3) the director has sent to the secretary of the corporation, within a reasonable time after the meeting has been adjourned, a written dissent or abstention by:
(A) certified or registered mail, return receipt requested; or
(B) other means specified in the corporation's governing documents.
(b) The right to dissent or abstain under this section does not apply to a director who voted in favor of the action.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 75 (S.B. 1518), Sec. 30, eff. September 1, 2017.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Business Organizations Code

Title 2 - Corporations

Chapter 22 - Nonprofit Corporations

Subchapter E. Management

Section 22.201. Management by Board of Directors

Section 22.202. Management by Members

Section 22.203. Board Member Eligibility Requirements

Section 22.204. Number of Directors

Section 22.205. Designation of Initial Board of Directors

Section 22.206. Election or Appointment of Board of Directors

Section 22.207. Election and Control by Certain Entities

Section 22.208. Term of Office

Section 22.209. Classification of Directors

Section 22.210. Non-Director Rights and Limitations

Section 22.211. Removal of Director

Section 22.2111. Resignation of Director

Section 22.212. Vacancy

Section 22.213. Quorum

Section 22.214. Action by Directors

Section 22.215. Voting in Person or by Proxy

Section 22.216. Term and Revocability of Proxy

Section 22.217. Notice of Meeting; Waiver of Notice

Section 22.218. Management Committee

Section 22.219. Other Committees

Section 22.220. Action Without Meeting of Directors or Committee

Section 22.221. General Standards for Directors

Section 22.222. Religious Corporation Director's Good Faith Reliance on Certain Information

Section 22.223. Not a Trustee

Section 22.224. Delegation of Investment Authority

Section 22.225. Loan to Director Prohibited

Section 22.226. Director Liability for Certain Distributions of Assets

Section 22.227. Dissent to or Abstention From Action

Section 22.228. Reliance on Written Opinion of Attorney

Section 22.229. Right to Contribution

Section 22.230. Contracts or Transactions Involving Interested Directors, Officers, and Members

Section 22.231. Officers

Section 22.232. Election or Appointment of Officers

Section 22.233. Application to Church

Section 22.234. Religious Corporation Officer's Good Faith Reliance on Certain Information

Section 22.235. Officer Liability