Texas § 885.153 FILING OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION.

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§ 885.153 — FILING OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION.

Texas § 885.153

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Tex. Insurance Code Code Ann. § 885.153 (2026).

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Sec. 885.153. FILING OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION. A corporation, society, order, or voluntary association eligible under Section 885.152 may qualify as a fraternal benefit society by filing with the department:

(1)certified articles of incorporation or association that set out:

(A)the name of the society;

(B)the purpose for which the society is formed; and

(C)the manner in which the society's corporate powers are to be exercised;

(2)certified copies of the fraternal benefit society's laws and rules;

(3)copies of all proposed forms of benefit certificates, applications for benefit certificates, and circulars to be issued by the society;

(4)a surety bond as required by Section 885.156 ; and

(5)additional information that the commissioner considers necessary.

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Sec. 885.153. FILING OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION. A corporation, society, order, or voluntary association eligible under Section 885.152 may qualify as a fraternal benefit society by filing with the department:
(1) certified articles of incorporation or association that set out:
(A) the name of the society;
(B) the purpose for which the society is formed; and
(C) the manner in which the society's corporate powers are to be exercised;
(2) certified copies of the fraternal benefit society's laws and rules;
(3) copies of all proposed forms of benefit certificates, applications for benefit certificates, and circulars to be issued by the society;
(4) a surety bond as required by Section 885.156 ; and
(5) additional information that the commissioner considers necessary.