{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-161.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 161.053","heading":"NAME OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE.","body":"The name of an electric cooperative must:\n(1) include the words \"Electric Cooperative\";\n(2) include the term \"Corporation,\" \"Incorporated,\" \"Inc.,\" \"Association,\" or \"Company\"; and\n(3) be distinct from the name of any other corporation organized under the laws of this state.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 4. DELIVERY OF UTILITY SERVICES","SUBTITLE A. UTILITY CORPORATIONS AND OTHER PROVIDERS","CHAPTER 161. ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS","SUBCHAPTER B. CREATION AND OPERATION OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.161.htm#161.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"806748f8092918079805dc91b3f2fb72bc7406f86c34096078fc97510904b1f5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-161.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-161.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}