§ 153.501 — CANCELLATION OR REVOCATION OF EVENT REQUIRING WINDING UP; CONTINUATION OF BUSINESS.

Texas § 153.501

• Jurisdiction: Texas
• Code BO: Business Organizations Code

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Sec. 153.501. CANCELLATION OR REVOCATION OF EVENT REQUIRING WINDING UP; CONTINUATION OF BUSINESS. (a) The limited partnership may cancel under Section 11.152 an event requiring winding up arising from the expiration of its period of duration as specified in Section 11.051 (1) or from the occurrence of an event specified in its governing documents as specified in Section 11.051 (3) if, not later than the 90th day after the event, all remaining partners, or another group or percentage of partners as specified by the partnership agreement, agree in writing to continue the business of the limited partnership.
(b) The limited partnership may cancel under Section 11.152 an event requiring winding up arising from an event of withdrawal of a general partner as specified in Section 11.058 (b) if:
(1) there remains at least one general partner and the partnership agreement permits the business of the limited partnership to be carried on by the remaining general partners and those remaining general partners carry on the business; or
(2) not later than one year after the event, all remaining partners, or another group or percentage of partners specified in the partnership agreement:
(A) agree in writing to continue the business of the limited partnership; and
(B) to the extent that they desire or if there are no remaining general partners, agree to the appointment of one or more new general partners.
(c) The appointment of one or more new general partners under Subsection (b)(2)(B) is effective from the date of withdrawal.
(d) To approve a revocation under Section 11.151 by a limited partnership of a voluntary decision to wind up as specified in Section 11.058 (a), prior to filing the certificate of termination required by Section 11.101 , all remaining partners, or another group or percentage of partners as specified by the partnership agreement, must agree in writing to revoke the voluntary decision to wind up and continue the business of the limited partnership.
(e) The limited partnership may cancel under Section 11.152 an event requiring winding up arising when there are no limited partners in the limited partnership, as specified in Section 11.058 (c), if, not later than the first anniversary of the date of the event requiring winding up:
(1) the legal representative or successor of the last remaining limited partner and all of the general partners agree to:
(A) continue the business of the limited partnership; and
(B) admit the legal representative or successor of the last remaining limited partner, or the person's nominee or designee, to the limited partnership as a limited partner, effective as of the date the event that caused the last remaining limited partner to cease to be a limited partner occurred; or
(2) a limited partner is admitted to the limited partnership in the manner provided by the partnership agreement, effective as of the date the event that caused the last remaining limited partner to cease to be a limited partner occurred.

Legislative History

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 64 (H.B. 1319 ), Sec. 93, eff. January 1, 2006. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 688 (H.B. 1737 ), Sec. 126, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 139 (S.B. 748 ), Sec. 54, eff. September 1, 2011.