Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.057 · Subchapter B. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO NAMES OF ENTITIES
NAME OF COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION OR FOREIGN COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The name of a cooperative association or foreign cooperative association must contain:
(1) the word "cooperative"; or
(2) an abbreviation of that word.
(b) A domestic or foreign entity may use the word "cooperative" in its name to the extent permitted by Section 251.452.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 688 (H.B. 1737), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 688 (H.B. 1737), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2007.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BO/htm/BO.5.htm
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