Texas Business Organizations Code

§ 11.052 — WINDING UP PROCEDURES

BO § 11.052Title 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS · Ch. 11. WINDING UP AND TERMINATION OF DOMESTIC ENTITY · Art. B. WINDING UP OF DOMESTIC ENTITY

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(a)Except as provided by the title of this code governing the domestic entity, on the occurrence of an event requiring winding up of a domestic entity, unless the event requiring winding up is revoked under Section 11.151 or canceled under Section 11.152, the owners, members, managerial officials, or other persons specified in the title of this code governing the domestic entity shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, wind up the business and affairs of the domestic entity. The domestic entity shall:

(1)cease to carry on its business, except to the extent necessary to wind up its business;

(2)if the domestic entity is not a general partnership, send a written notice of the winding up to each known claimant against the domestic entity;

(3)collect and sell its property to the extent the property is not to be distributed in kind to the domestic entity's owners or members; and

(4)perform any other act required to wind up its business and affairs.

(b)During the winding up process, the domestic entity may prosecute or defend a civil, criminal, or administrative action. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 9 (S.B. 847), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.