{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-organizations-code-22.402","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.402","heading":"PENSIONS AND BENEFITS.","body":"When authorized by the corporation's members or as otherwise provided by law, a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation formed for a religious purpose may provide, directly or through a separate church benefits board, for the support and payment of benefits and pensions to:\n(1) the ministers, teachers, employees, trustees, directors, or other functionaries of the corporation;\n(2) the ministers, teachers, employees, trustees, directors, or other functionaries of organizations controlled by or affiliated with a church or a conference, convention, or association of churches under the jurisdiction and control of the corporation; and\n(3) the spouse, children, dependents, or other beneficiaries of the persons described by Subdivisions (1) and (2).\nActs 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.","path":["BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS CODE","TITLE 2. CORPORATIONS","CHAPTER 22. NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS","SUBCHAPTER I. CHURCH BENEFITS BOARDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BO/htm/BO.22.htm#22.402","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:58Z","sha256":"973d65c255e8dc55a3d8515da6c9fb733243805f383a7608ba42ffae52248f84","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-organizations-code-22.401","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-organizations-code-22.403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}