{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-162.077","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 162.077","heading":"OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES.","body":"(a) The board of a telephone cooperative shall annually elect from the board's membership a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer.\n(b) An officer who ceases to be a director ceases to hold office.\n(c) The same person may hold the offices of secretary and of treasurer.\n(d) The board may also elect or appoint other officers, agents, or employees as the board considers appropriate and shall prescribe the powers and duties of those persons.\n(e) An officer may be removed from office and a successor elected in the manner prescribed by the bylaws.\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#162.077","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"a44fc307d8a680aa25ac27bfc0c38e556cc4a86f3aed5fd53910b62a56c95de8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-162.076","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-162.078"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}