(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), Chapter 6 and any other applicable provision of this code apply to:
(1) a meeting of the governing authority or a committee of the governing authority held on or after the mandatory application date;
(2) an action undertaken by the governing authority or a committee of the governing authority under a written consent that takes effect on or after the mandatory application date;
(3) a vote cast at a meeting described by Subdivision (1); and
(4) consent given for an action described by Subdivision (2).
(b) Prior law applies to a meeting of the governing authority or a committee of the governing authority and to any vote cast at a meeting described by this section if the meeting was initially called for a date before the mandatory application date and notice of the meeting was given to governing persons entitled to vote at the meeting.

Terms Used In Texas Business Organizations Code 402.009

  • Governing authority: means a person or group of persons who are entitled to manage and direct the affairs of an entity under this code and the governing documents of the entity, except that if the governing documents of the entity or this code divide the authority to manage and direct the affairs of the entity among different persons or groups of persons according to different matters, "governing authority" means the person or group of persons entitled to manage and direct the affairs of the entity with respect to a matter under the governing documents of the entity or this code. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
  • Law: means , unless the context requires otherwise, both statutory and common law. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
  • written: means an expression of words, letters, characters, numbers, symbols, figures, or other textual information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium that is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
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