Texas Business Organizations Code 101.054 – Waiver or Modification of Certain Statutory Provisions Prohibited; Exceptions
(a) Except as provided by this section, the following provisions may not be waived or modified in the company agreement of a limited liability company:
(1) this section;
(2) § 101.101, 101.151, 101.206, 101.501, or Subchapter M of Chapter 101, except that Sections 101.601(d), 101.610, 101.611, 101.613(a), 101.616(2)(A) through (D), 101.618, or 101.619(b) may be waived or modified in the company agreement;
(3) Chapter 1, if the provision is used to interpret a provision or define a word or phrase contained in a section listed in this subsection;
(4) Chapter 2, except that § 2.104(c)(2), 2.104(c)(3), or 2.113 may be waived or modified in the company agreement;
(5) Chapter 3, except that Subchapters C and E may be waived or modified in the company agreement; or
(6) Chapter 4, 5, 10, 11, or 12.
(b) A provision listed in Subsection (a) may be waived or modified in the company agreement if the provision that is waived or modified authorizes the limited liability company to waive or modify the provision in the company’s governing documents.
Terms Used In Texas Business Organizations Code 101.054
- Governing documents: means :
(A) in the case of a domestic entity:
(i) the certificate of formation for a domestic filing entity or the document or agreement under which a domestic nonfiling entity is formed; and
(ii) the other documents or agreements adopted by the entity under this code to govern the formation or the internal affairs of the entity; or
(B) in the case of a foreign entity, the instruments, documents, or agreements adopted under the law of its jurisdiction of formation to govern the formation or the internal affairs of the entity. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002 - Limited liability company: means an entity governed as a limited liability company under Title 3 or 7. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
- Manager: means a person designated as a manager of a limited liability company that is not managed by members of the company. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
- Member: means :
(A) in the case of a limited liability company, a person who has become, and has not ceased to be, a member in the limited liability company as provided by its governing documents or this code;
(B) in the case of a nonprofit corporation, a person who has membership rights in the nonprofit corporation under its governing documents;
(C) in the case of a cooperative association, a member of a nonshare or share association;
(D) in the case of a nonprofit association, a person who has membership rights in the nonprofit association under its governing documents; or
(E) in the case of a professional association, a person who has membership rights in the professional association under its governing documents. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002 - Membership interest: means a member's interest in an entity. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
- Officer: means an individual elected, appointed, or designated as an officer of an entity by the entity's governing authority or under the entity's governing documents. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
- Person: means an individual or a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, trust, association, or other organization, estate, government or governmental subdivision or agency, or other legal entity, or a protected series or registered series of a domestic limited liability company or foreign entity. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
(c) A provision listed in Subsection (a) may be modified in the company agreement if the provision that is modified specifies:
(1) the person or group of persons entitled to approve a modification; or
(2) the vote or other method by which a modification is required to be approved.
(d) A provision in this title or in that part of Title 1 applicable to a limited liability company that grants a right to a person, other than a member, manager, officer, or assignee of a membership interest in a limited liability company, may be waived or modified in the company agreement of the company only if the person consents to the waiver or modification.
(e) The company agreement may not unreasonably restrict a member’s or assignee’s rights under § 101.502.