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§ 431.101 — CREATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION

TN § 431.101Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part I. TRANSPORTATION CORPORATIONS · Ch. 431. TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION ACT · Art. D. LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS

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(a)A local government corporation may be created to aid and act on behalf of one or more local governments to accomplish any governmental purpose of those local governments. To be effective, the articles of incorporation and the bylaws of a local government corporation must be approved by ordinance, resolution, or order adopted by the governing body of each local government that the corporation is created to aid and act on behalf of.
(b)A local government corporation has the powers of a corporation authorized for creation by the commission under this chapter.
(c)The provisions of the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) relating to powers, standards of conduct, and interests in contracts apply to the directors and officers of the local government corporation.
(d)A provision of this chapter relating to the creation, dissolution, administration, or supervision of a corporation by the commission does not apply to a local government corporation.
(e)Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1129, Sec. 5.01(4), eff. September 1, 2011.
(f)A member of the board of directors of a local government corporation: