Texas Business Organizations Code

§ 1.002 — DEFINITIONS

BO § 1.002Title 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS · Ch. 1. DEFINITIONS AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS · Art. A. DEFINITIONS AND PURPOSE

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In this code:

(1)"Affiliate" means a person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another person.

(2)"Associate," when used to indicate a relationship with a person, means:

(A)a domestic or foreign entity or organization for which the person:

(i)is an officer or governing person; or

(ii)beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, either individually or through an affiliate, 10 percent or more of a class of voting ownership interests or similar securities of the entity or organization;

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 64 (H.B. 1319), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2006. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 688 (H.B. 1737), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.07, eff. April 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1442), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 139 (S.B. 748), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 100 (S.B. 849), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 32 (S.B. 860), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 74 (S.B. 1517), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 503 (H.B. 2856), Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2018. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 658 (S.B. 1859), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 39 (S.B. 1203), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 43 (S.B. 1523), Sec. 10, eff. June 1, 2022. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 21 (S.B. 29), Sec. 1, eff. May 14, 2025.