Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 21.957 · Subchapter S. PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATIONS
PERIODIC STATEMENTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A public benefit corporation shall include in each notice of a meeting of shareholders a statement to the effect that the corporation is a public benefit corporation governed by this subchapter.
(b) A public benefit corporation, at least biennially, shall provide to the corporation's shareholders a statement pertaining to the corporation's promotion of the public benefit or benefits specified in the corporation's certificate of formation and promotion of the best interests of those materially affected by the corporation's conduct. The statement must include:
(1) the objectives the board of directors has established to promote the public benefit or benefits and interests;
(2) the standards the board of directors has adopted to measure the corporation's progress in promoting the public benefit or benefits and interests;
(3) objective factual information based on those standards regarding the corporation's success in meeting the objectives for promoting the public benefit or benefits and interests; and
(4) an assessment of the corporation's success in meeting the objectives and promoting the public benefit or benefits and interests.
(c) The certificate of formation or bylaws of a public benefit corporation may require that the corporation:
(1) provide the statement required by Subsection (b) more frequently than biennially; or
(2) make the statement required by Subsection (b) available to the public.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 776 (H.B. 3488), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BO/htm/BO.21.htm
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