Texas § 162.121 GENERAL POWERS.

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§ 162.121 — GENERAL POWERS.

Texas § 162.121

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Tex. Utilities Code Code Ann. § 162.121 (2026).

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Sec. 162.121. GENERAL POWERS. A telephone cooperative may:

(1)sue and be sued in its corporate name;

(2)adopt and alter a corporate seal and use the seal or a facsimile of the seal as required by law;

(3)construct, acquire, lease, improve, install, equip, maintain, and operate, and, subject to Sections 162.125 and 162.126 , dispose of, lease, or encumber, communication lines, facilities or systems, lands, structures, plants and equipment, exchanges, and other property, considered appropriate to accomplish the purpose for which the cooperative is organized;

(4)issue membership certificates as provided by this chapter;

(5)borrow money and otherwise contract indebtedness, issue or guarantee notes, bonds, and other evidences of indebtedness, and secure the payment of indebtedness by pledg

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Sec. 162.121. GENERAL POWERS. A telephone cooperative may:
(1) sue and be sued in its corporate name;
(2) adopt and alter a corporate seal and use the seal or a facsimile of the seal as required by law;
(3) construct, acquire, lease, improve, install, equip, maintain, and operate, and, subject to Sections 162.125 and 162.126 , dispose of, lease, or encumber, communication lines, facilities or systems, lands, structures, plants and equipment, exchanges, and other property, considered appropriate to accomplish the purpose for which the cooperative is organized;
(4) issue membership certificates as provided by this chapter;
(5) borrow money and otherwise contract indebtedness, issue or guarantee notes, bonds, and other evidences of indebtedness, and secure the payment of indebtedness by pledge or other encumbrance on any or all of its property or revenue;
(6) conduct its business and exercise its powers inside or outside this state;
(7) adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws;
(8) make any contracts appropriate for the full exercise of the powers granted by this chapter; and
(9) perform any other acts and exercise any other power that may be appropriate to accomplish the purpose for which the cooperative is organized.