{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-162.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 162.053","heading":"NAME OF TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE.","body":"The name of a telephone cooperative must:\n(1) include the words \"telephone\" and \"cooperative\" and the abbreviation \"Inc.\"; and\n(2) be distinct from the name of any other corporation organized under the laws of or authorized to do business in 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 162. TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS","SUBCHAPTER B. CREATION AND OPERATION OF TELEPHONE COOPERATIVES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.162.htm#162.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"8e0b8f2449915591b4c4d2ad501391118540de61d9951f6fa350196fe126576c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-162.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-162.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}