{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-885.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 885.053","heading":"LODGE SYSTEM DEFINED.","body":"A fraternal benefit society is considered to be operating on the lodge system if the society:\n(1) has a supreme governing body; and\n(2) has lodges:\n(A) into which members are admitted in accordance with the fraternal benefit society's laws, rituals, and rules; and\n(B) that are required by the fraternal benefit society's laws to hold periodic meetings.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 6. ORGANIZATION OF INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES","SUBTITLE E. MUTUAL AND FRATERNAL COMPANIES AND RELATED ENTITIES","CHAPTER 885. FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES","SUBCHAPTER B. STRUCTURE OF FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.885.htm#885.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"51ac2b5c18115bb5138a8944eb7002462c2ac2ee0875f78a299bb5b8673d47c5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-885.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-885.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}