{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-53.13","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 53.13","heading":"CORPORATE POWERS.","body":"An authority is a body politic and corporate having the power of perpetual succession. It shall have a seal; it may sue and be sued; and it may make, amend, and repeal its bylaws.\nActs 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3072, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971.\nReenacted and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 641 (H.B. 2701), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBTITLE A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL","CHAPTER 53. HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITY AUTHORITIES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS","SUBCHAPTER B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.53.htm#53.13","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"68efb4c39b1da19dd1471b5bf11e9b0c816fa7b32af6c075b5e0ccfeb3f34429","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-53.12","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-53.131"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}