Tex. Utils. Code Section 161.121
General Powers


An electric cooperative may:

(1)

sue and be sued in its corporate name;

(2)

adopt and alter a corporate seal and use the seal or a facsimile of the seal as required by law;

(3)

acquire, own, hold, maintain, exchange, or use property or an interest in property, including plants, buildings, works, machinery, supplies, equipment, apparatus, and transmission and distribution lines or systems that are necessary, convenient, or useful;

(4)

dispose of, mortgage, or lease as lessor any of its property or assets;

(5)

borrow money and otherwise contract indebtedness, issue obligations for its indebtedness, and secure the payment of indebtedness by mortgage, pledge, or deed of trust on any or all of its property or revenue;

(6)

accept gifts or grants of money, services, or property;

(7)

make any contracts necessary or convenient for the exercise of the powers granted by this chapter;

(8)

conduct its business and have offices inside or outside this state;

(9)

adopt and amend bylaws not inconsistent with the articles of incorporation for the administration and regulation of the affairs of the cooperative; and

(10)

perform any other acts for the cooperative or its members or for another electric cooperative or its members, and exercise any other power, that may be necessary, convenient, or appropriate to accomplish the purpose for which the cooperative is organized, including other or additional purposes that benefit members and nonmembers, either directly or through affiliates, described in Section A, Article 2.01, Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-2.01, Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes).
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 18.15(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Source: Section 161.121 — General Powers, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.­161.­htm#161.­121 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

161.001
Short Title
161.002
Definitions
161.003
Construction of Chapter
161.004
Certain Corporate Names Prohibited
161.005
Chapter Complete and Controlling
161.051
Incorporators
161.052
Duration of Corporation
161.053
Name of Electric Cooperative
161.054
Articles of Incorporation
161.055
Filing and Recording of Articles of Incorporation
161.056
Revival of Articles of Incorporation
161.057
Organizational Meeting
161.058
Perfecting Defectively Organized Corporation
161.059
Nonprofit Operation
161.060
Members Not Liable for Debts of Electric Cooperative
161.061
License Fee
161.062
Exemption from Excise Taxes
161.063
Exemption from Application of Securities Act
161.064
Bylaws
161.065
Membership
161.066
Certificate of Membership
161.067
Meetings of Members
161.068
Notice of Members’ Meeting
161.069
Quorum of Members
161.070
Voting by Members
161.071
Board of Directors
161.072
Election of Directors
161.073
Compensation of Directors
161.074
Quorum of Directors
161.075
Board Meetings
161.076
Officers, Agents, and Employees
161.077
Executive Committee
161.078
Indemnification
161.079
Applicability of Chapter to Corporations Organized Under Other Law
161.121
General Powers
161.122
Provision of Rural Electrification
161.123
Powers Relating to Provision of Electric Energy
161.124
Provision of Electric Energy to Certain Nonmember Entities
161.125
Eminent Domain
161.151
Amendment of Articles of Incorporation
161.152
Articles of Amendment
161.201
Consolidation
161.202
Articles of Consolidation
161.251
Dissolution
161.252
Existence Following Dissolution
161.253
Distribution of Net Assets on Dissolution
161.254
Dissolution of Defectively Incorporated Electric Cooperative

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 161.121’s source at texas​.gov