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ARTICLE I
Offices
Section l. Registered and Principal
Offices. The initial registered
office of the Corporation shall be
8200 Bobwhite Dr Frisco Texas 75034;
and the name of the registered agent
at this address is Andy J. Woolard.
The mailing address of the initial
principal office of the Corporation
shall be the same. The registered
office need not be identical with
the principal office of the
Corporation and may be changed at
any time by the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Other Offices. The
Corporation may also have offices at
such other places both within and
without the State of Texas as the
Board of Directors may from time to
time determine or the business of
the Corporation may require to make
desirable.
ARTICLE II
Meetings of the Members
Section l. Annual Meetings. The
annual meeting of the members of the
Corporation shall be held at the
registered office of the Corporation
or at such other place in the United
States as may be determined by the
Board of Directors, at such time and
on such date as the Board of
Directors shall determine from time
to time, for the purpose of electing
directors and transacting such other
business as may properly be brought
before the meeting.
Section 2. Special Meetings. Special
meetings of the members shall be
held at the registered office of the
Corporation or at such other place
in the United States as may be
designated in the notice of said
meetings, and shall be called by the
President or the Secretary when so
directed by the Board of Directors
or at the request in writing of
members owning at least twenty-five
percent (25%) of all the votes
entitled to be cast on any issue to
be considered at the special
meeting. Any such request shall
state the purposes for which the
meeting is to be called.
Section 3. Notice of Meetings. The
Corporation shall notify members of
the date, time, and place of each
annual and special members' meeting
no fewer than ten nor more than 60
days before the meeting date. Unless
the Texas Nonprofit Corporation Code
("Code") or the Articles of
Incorporation require otherwise, the
Corporation is required to give
notice only to members entitled to
vote at the meeting. Unless the Code
or the Articles of Incorporation
require otherwise, notice of an
annual meeting need not include a
description of the purpose or
purposes for which the meeting is
called. Notice of a special meeting
must include a description of the
purpose or purposes for which the
meeting is called. If not otherwise
fixed pursuant to Texas Non Profit
codes, as amended, or Article VII,
Section 4 of these Bylaws, the
record date for determining members
entitled to notice of an annual or
special members' meeting is the
close of business on the day before
the first notice is delivered to
members. Unless other provisions of
these Bylaws require otherwise, if
an annual or special members'
meeting is adjourned to a different
date, time, or place, notice need
not be given of the new date, time
or place if the new date, time or
place is announced at the meeting
before adjournment. If a new record
date for the adjourned meeting is or
must be fixed pursuant to Article
VII, Section 4 of these Bylaws,
however, notice of the adjourned
meeting must be given under this
Section to persons who are members
as of the new record date. If
mailed, such notice shall be deemed
to be delivered when deposited in
the United States mail with first
class postage thereon prepaid,
addressed to the member at his
address as it appears on the
Corporation's record of members. If
telexed, such notice shall be deemed
to be delivered the day such notice
is telexed to the member.
Section 4. Waiver of Notice. A
member may waive any notice required
by the Code, the Articles of
Incorporation, or these Bylaws
before or after the date and time
stated in the notice. The waiver
must be in writing, be signed by the
member entitled to the notice, and
be delivered to the Corporation for
inclusion in the minutes or filing
with the corporate records. A
member's attendance at a meeting (1)
waives objection to lack of notice
or defective notice of the meeting,
unless the member at the beginning
of the meeting objects to holding
the meeting or transacting business
at the meeting; and (2) waives
objection to consideration of a
particular matter at the meeting
that is not within the purpose or
purposes described in the meeting
notice, unless the member objects to
considering the matter when it is
presented. Unless otherwise required
by these Bylaws, neither the
business transacted nor the purpose
of the meeting need be specified in
the waiver; provided, however that
any waiver of notice of a meeting
required with respect to an
amendment of the Articles of
Incorporation pursuant to Texas Non
Profit codes, as amended, a plan of
merger pursuant to Texas Non Profit
codes, as amended, or a sale of
assets pursuant to Texas Non Profit
codes, as amended, shall only be
effective upon compliance with Texas
Non Profit codes, as amended.
Section 5. Quorum. Members entitled
to vote may take action on a matter
at a meeting only if a quorum of
those members, present in person or
represented by proxy, exists with
respect to that matter. Unless the
Articles of Incorporation, other
provisions of these Bylaws or the
Code provides otherwise, ten percent
(10%) of the votes entitled to be
cast on the matter by the members
constitutes a quorum for action on
that matter; however, unless twenty
percent (20%) or more of the voting
power is present in person or by
proxy, the only matters that may be
voted upon at an annual or regular
meeting of members are those matters
that are described in the meeting
notice. When a quorum is once
present at a meeting, it is not
broken by the subsequent withdrawal
of any of those present. The holders
of a majority of the voting shares
represented at a meeting, whether or
not a quorum is present, may adjourn
such meeting from time to time.
Section 6. Voting. If a quorum
exists, action on a matter (other
than the election of directors) by
the members is approved if the votes
cast favoring the action exceed the
votes cast opposing the action,
unless the Articles of
Incorporation, a Bylaw adopted by
the members pursuant to Texas Non
Profit codes, as amended, or the
Code requires a greater number of
affirmative votes. Unless otherwise
provided in the Articles of
Incorporation, directors are elected
by a plurality of the votes cast by
the members entitled to vote in the
election at a meeting at which a
quorum is present. Unless the
Articles of Incorporation or these
Bylaws provide otherwise, each
member is entitled to one vote in
person or by proxy on each matter
voted on at a members' meeting. A
member may vote his shares in person
or by proxy. A member may appoint a
proxy to vote or otherwise act for
him by signing an appointment form,
either personally or by his attorney
in fact. An appointment of a proxy
is effective when received by the
Secretary or other officer or agent
authorized to tabulate votes. An
appointment is valid for 11 months
from its date unless a longer period
is expressly provided in the
appointment form. An appointment of
a proxy is revocable by the member.
Section 7. Action Without Meeting.
Pursuant to Texas Non Profit codes,
as amended, any action required or
permitted by the Code to be taken at
a members' meeting may be taken
without a meeting if the action is
taken by all the members entitled to
vote on the action or, if so
provided in the Articles of
Incorporation, by persons who would
be entitled to vote at a meeting
shares having voting power to cast
not less than a majority of the
voting power. The action must be
evidenced by one or more written
consents describing the action
taken, signed by those members
representing at least a majority of
the voting power, and delivered to
the Corporation for inclusion in the
minutes or filing with the corporate
records. If not otherwise fixed
pursuant to Texas Non Profit codes,
as amended, or Article VII, Section
4 of these Bylaws, the record date
for determining members entitled to
take action without a meeting is the
date the first member signs the
consent. A consent signed pursuant
to this Section has the effect of a
meeting vote and may be described as
such in any document. Written notice
of member approval shall be given to
all members who have not signed the
written consent. If written notice
is required, member approval
pursuant to Texas Non Profit codes
shall be effective ten days after
such written notice is given.
Section 8. Members' List for
Meeting. After fixing a record date
for a meeting, the Corporation shall
prepare an alphabetical list of the
names of all its members who are
entitled to notice of a members'
meeting. The list must show the
address of and number of votes each
member is entitled to vote at the
meeting. The members' list shall be
available for inspection by any
member for the purpose of
communication with other members
concerning the meeting, beginning
two business days after notice is
given of the meeting for which the
list was prepared and continuing
through the meeting, at the
Corporation's principal office or at
a reasonable place identified in the
meeting notice in the city where the
meeting will be held. a member, his
agent, or his attorney is entitled,
upon written demand, is entitled to
inspect and, subject to the
limitations of Texas Non Profit
codes, to copy the list, at a
reasonable time and at the member's
expense, during the period it is
available for inspection. The
Corporation shall make the list of
members available at the meeting,
and any member, a member's agent, or
member's attorney is entitled to
inspect the list at any time during
the meeting or any adjournment. If
the Corporation refuses to allow a
member, his agent, or his attorney
to inspect or copy as provided above
the members' list before or at the
meeting, the superior court of the
county where the Corporation's
registered office is located, on
application of the member, may
summarily order the inspection or
copying at the Corporation's expense
and may postpone the meeting for
which the list was prepared until
the inspection or copying is
complete. Refusal or failure to
prepare or make available the
members' list does not affect the
validity of action taken at the
meeting.
ARTICLE III
Directors and Committees
Section l. Powers. All corporate
powers shall be exercised by or
under the authority of, and the
business and affairs of the
Corporation managed under the
direction of, its Board of
Directors, subject to any limitation
set forth in the Articles of
Incorporation, other provisions of
these Bylaws duly approved by the
members, or agreements among the
members which are otherwise lawful.
Section 2. Number and Election. The
initial Board shall consist of three
(3) persons. The members by a
majority vote may change the number
of directors or may establish a
variable range for the size of the
Board of Directors by fixing a
minimum and maximum number of
directors; provided, however, that
the Board of Directors must at all
times consist of one or more natural
persons. If a variable range is
established, the number of directors
may be fixed or changed from time to
time, within the minimum and
maximum, by the members. After
initial election or appointment
pursuant to Texas Non Profit codes,
as amended, directors are elected at
each annual members' meeting unless
their terms are staggered under
Texas Non Profit codes, as amended.
Section 3. Term. The terms of the
initial directors of the Corporation
expire at the first members' meeting
at which directors are elected. The
terms of all other directors expire
at the next annual members' meeting
following their election unless
their terms are staggered under the
Articles of Incorporation or other
provisions of these Bylaws pursuant
to Texas Non Profit codes, as
amended. A decrease in the number of
directors does not shorten an
incumbent director's term. A
director elected to fill a vacancy
shall be elected for the unexpired
term of his predecessor in office.
Despite the expiration of a
director's term, he continues to
serve until his successor is elected
and qualifies or until there is a
decrease in the number of directors.
Section 4. Qualifications. Directors
shall be natural persons who have
attained the age of eighteen (18)
years, but need not be residents of
the State of Texas nor members of
the Corporation.
Section 5. Vacancies. Unless the
Articles of Incorporation or other
provisions of these Bylaws duly
approved by the members provide
otherwise, if a vacancy occurs on
the Board of Directors, including a
vacancy resulting from an increase
in the number of directors: (1) the
members may fill the vacancy, (2)
the Board of Directors may fill the
vacancy, or (3) if the directors
remaining in office constitute fewer
than a quorum of the Board, they may
fill the vacancy by the affirmative
vote of a majority of all the
directors remaining in office. If a
vacant office was held by an
appointed director, only the person
who appointed the director may fill
the vacancy. If a vacant office was
held by a designated director, the
vacancy may not be filled by the
Board. A vacancy that will occur at
a specific later date (by reason of
a resignation effective at a later
date under subsection (b) of Texas
Non Profit codes, as amended, or
otherwise) may be filled before the
vacancy occurs but the new director
may not take office until the
vacancy occurs.
Section 6. Resignation. A director
may resign at any time by delivering
written notice to the Board of
Directors, its presiding officer or
to the president or secretary. A
resignation is effective when the
notice is delivered unless the
notice specifies a later effective
date.
Section 7. Removal of directors by
members. The members may remove one
or more directors with or without
cause. A director may be removed
only if the number of votes cast to
remove the director would be
sufficient to elect the director at
a meeting to elect directors. A
director elected by members may be
removed by the members only at a
meeting called for the purpose of
removing him and the meeting notice
must state the purpose, or one of
the purposes, of the meeting is
removal of the director. An entire
Board of Directors may be removed by
the members.
Section 8. Removal of directors by
directors. A director elected by the
Board may be removed with or without
cause by the vote of a majority of
the directors then in office;
provided, however, that a director
elected by the Board to fill the
vacancy of a director elected by the
members may be removed without cause
by the members, but not the Board.
If, at the beginning of a director's
term on the Board, the Articles of
Incorporation or these Bylaws
provide that the director may be
removed for missing a specified
number of meetings, the Board may
remove the director for failing to
attend the specified number of
meetings. The director may be
removed only if a majority of the
directors then in office vote for
the removal. An appointed director
may be removed without cause by the
person appointing the director. The
person removing the director shall
do so by giving written notice of
the removal to the director and
either the presiding officer of the
Board or the Corporation's president
or secretary. A removal is effective
when the notice is effective unless
the notice specifies a future
effective date.
Section 9. Committees. The Board of
Directors may create one or more
committees and appoint members of
the Board of Directors to serve on
them. Each committee may have one or
more members, who serve at the
pleasure of the Board of Directors.
To the extent specified by the Board
of Directors or in the Articles of
Incorporation or other provisions of
these Bylaws, each committee may
exercise the authority of the Board
of Directors under Article III,
Section 1 of these Bylaws. A
committee may not, however: (1)
authorize distributions, (2) approve
or recommend to members dissolution,
merger, or the sale, pledge, or
transfer of all or substantially all
of the Corporation's assets, (3)
elect, appoint, or remove directors
or fill vacancies on the Board of
Directors or on any of its
committees, (4) adopt, amend or
repeal the Articles of Incorporation
or Bylaws. The creation of,
delegation of authority to, or
action by a committee does not alone
constitute compliance by a director
with the standards of conduct
described in Texas Non Profit codes,
as amended. So far as applicable,
the provisions of these Bylaws which
govern meetings, action without
meetings, notice and waiver of
notice, and quorum and voting
requirements of the Board apply to
committees and their members as
well.
Section 10. Standards of Conduct. A
director shall discharge his duties
as a director, including his duties
as a member of a committee, pursuant
to Texas Non Profit codes, as
amended.
ARTICLE IV
Meetings And Action of the Board of
Directors
Section l. Meetings of Board and
Committees. The Board of Directors
shall hold an annual meeting each
year, without call. By resolution,
the Board may establish a date or
dates on which regular meetings of
the Board or any committee shall be
held between annual meetings. A
committee of the Board may meet on
the dates so established or, if
none, on the date set at its
previous meeting or when earlier
called by its chairman or a majority
of its members. Special meetings of
the Board may be called at any time
by the President or by all or any
two Directors.
Section 2. Place of Meetings.
Meetings of the Board of Directors
or committees of the Board shall be
held at any place either within or
without the State of Texas that the
Board may from time to time appoint
by resolution or, if no resolution
is in force, at the principal place
of business of the Corporation, or
at such other place as shall have
been designated in the notice of the
meeting.
Section 3. Meetings by Conference
Telephone or Similar Equipment.
Members of the Board of Directors or
any committee designated by such
Board may participate in a regular
or special meeting of such Board or
committee by means of conference
telephone or similar communications
equipment by means of which all
persons participating in the meeting
can simultaneously hear each other
during the meeting. A director
participating in a meeting pursuant
to this Section is deemed to be
present in person at the meeting.
Section 4. Notice of Meeting. Notice
of the date, time, place, or purpose
of annual and other regular meetings
of the Board of Directors or any
committee need not be given. Notice
of any special meeting, setting
forth the date, time and place of
the meeting, shall be given to each
director or committee member, as the
case may be, by oral, telegraphic or
written notice served on each
director or committee member
personally not less than two (2)
days before the meeting, or by
written notice deposited in the
United States mail, first class
postage prepaid, postmarked at least
three (3) days prior to the date of
the meeting. The notice need not
describe the purpose of the special
meeting unless otherwise required by
the Articles of Incorporation or
other provisions in these Bylaws.
Section 5. Waiver of Notice. A
director may waive any notice
required by the Articles of
Incorporation, these Bylaws or the
Code before or after the date and
time stated in the notice. Except as
provided below, the waiver must be
in writing, signed by the director
entitled to the notice, and
delivered to the Corporation for
inclusion in the minutes or filing
with the corporate records. A
director's attendance at or
participation in a meeting waives
any required notice to him of the
meeting unless the director at the
beginning of the meeting (or
promptly upon his arrival) objects
to holding the meeting or
transacting business at the meeting
and does not thereafter vote for or
assent to action taken at the
meeting.
Section 6. Quorum and Voting. Unless
otherwise required by the Articles
of Incorporation, Bylaws or the
Code, a quorum of the Board of
Directors consists of a majority of
the fixed number of directors. If a
variable range for the size of the
Board is established pursuant to
Article III, Section 2 of these
Bylaws, a quorum shall consist of a
majority of the number of directors
prescribed or, if no number is
prescribed, the number in office
immediately before the meeting
begins. If a quorum is present when
a vote is taken, the affirmative
vote of a majority of directors
present is the act of the Board of
Directors unless the Articles of
Incorporation, other provisions of
these Bylaws or the Code otherwise
require the vote of a greater number
of directors. If a quorum shall not
be present at any meeting of the
Board or committee, the members
present at such meeting may adjourn
the meeting from time to time,
without notice other than
announcement at the meeting, until a
quorum shall be present.
Section 7. Presumption of Assent. A
director who is present at a meeting
of the Board of Directors or a
committee of the Board of Directors
when corporate action is taken is
deemed to have assented to the
action taken unless: (1) he objects
at the beginning of the meeting (or
promptly upon his arrival) to
holding it or transacting business
at the meeting, (2) his dissent or
abstention from the action taken is
entered in the minutes of the
meeting, or (3) he delivers written
notice of his dissent or abstention
by wire, telecopier or other medium
of data transmission to the
presiding officer of the meeting
before its adjournment or to the
Corporation immediately after
adjournment of the meeting. The
right of dissent or abstention is
not available to a director who
votes in favor of the action taken.
Section 8. Action Without Meeting.
Unless otherwise provided by the
Articles of Incorporation or these
Bylaws, any action required or
permitted by the Code to be taken at
any meeting of the Board of
Directors or of any committee
thereof may be taken without a
meeting, if the action is taken by
all members of the Board or of any
committee thereof. The action must
be evidenced by one or more written
consents describing the action
taken, signed by each director, and
delivered to the Corporation for
inclusion in the minutes or filing
with the corporate records. Such
consent shall have the same force
and effect as a meeting vote and may
be described as such in any
document.
ARTICLE V
Officers
Section l. Designation. The officers
of the Corporation may consist of a
President, a Secretary and a
Treasurer who shall be elected by
the Board of Directors. The Board of
Directors may also choose one or
more Vice Presidents, Assistant
Secretaries and Assistant
Treasurers. The same individual may
simultaneously hold more than one
office in the Corporation. The Board
of Directors may appoint such other
officers and agents as it shall deem
necessary who shall hold their
offices for such terms and shall
exercise such powers and perform
such duties as shall be determined
from time to time by the Board.
Section 2. Qualifications. Officers
shall be natural persons who have
attained the age of eighteen (18)
years, but need not be residents of
the State of Texas nor members of
the Corporation.
Section 3. Compensation. The
salaries of all officers of the
Corporation shall be fixed by the
Board of Directors or a committee or
officer appointed by the Board.
Salary payments made to an officer
of the Corporation that shall be
disallowed in whole or in part as a
deductible expense by the
Corporation for federal income tax
purposes shall be reimbursed by such
officer to the Corporation to the
full extent of the disallowance. It
shall be the duty of the Board of
Directors to enforce payment of each
such amount disallowed.
Section 4. Term of Office. Unless
otherwise provided by resolution of
the Board of Directors, the
principal officers shall be chosen
annually by the Board at the first
meeting of the Board, or as soon
thereafter as is conveniently
possible. Subordinate officers may
be elected from time to time. Each
officer shall serve until expiration
of the term for which he was elected
or until his successor shall have
been chosen and qualified, or until
his death, resignation or removal.
Section 5. Resignation and Removal.
An officer may resign at any time by
delivering notice to the
Corporation. A resignation is
effective when the notice is
delivered unless the notice
specifies a later effective date.
The Board of Directors may remove
any officer at any time with or
without cause.
Section 6. Vacancies. Any vacancy in
an office resulting from any cause
may be filled by the Board of
Directors.
Section 7. Contract Rights. The
appointment of an officer does not
itself create contract rights. An
officer's removal does not affect
the officer's contract rights, if
any, with the Corporation. An
officer's resignation does not
affect the Corporation's contract
rights, if any, with the officer.
Section 8. Standards of Conduct. An
officer with discretionary authority
shall discharge his duties under
that authority pursuant to Texas Non
Profit codes, as amended.
Section 9. Powers and Duties.
(a) Chief Executive Officer. The
President shall be the chief
executive officer of the Corporation
unless the Board of Directors
designates the Chairman of the Board
as chief executive officer. Subject
to the control of the Board of
Directors and the executive
committee (if any), the chief
executive officer shall have general
executive charge, management and
control of the properties, business
and operations of the Corporation
with all such powers as may be
reasonably incident to such
responsibilities.
(b) Chairman of the Board. If
elected, the Chairman of the Board
shall preside at all meetings of the
members and of the Board of
Directors; and he shall have such
other powers and duties as
designated in these Bylaws and as
from time to time may be assigned to
him by the Board of Directors.
(c) President. As prescribed by the
Board of Directors, the President
shall have the authority to agree
upon and execute all leases,
contracts, evidences of indebtedness
and other obligations in the name of
the Corporation; and, unless the
Board of Directors otherwise
determines, he shall, in the absence
of the Chairman of the Board or if
there be no Chairman of the Board,
preside at all meetings of the
members and of the Board of
Directors; and he shall have such
other powers and duties as
designated in accordance with these
Bylaws and as from time to time may
be assigned to him by the Board of
Directors.
(d) Vice Presidents. In the absence
of the Chairman of the Board (if
any), or President, or in the event
of their inability or refusal to
act, a Vice President designated by
the Board of Directors shall perform
the duties of the Chairman of the
Board (if any), or the President, as
the case may be, and when so acting
shall have all of the powers of and
be subject to all the restrictions
upon the Chairman of the Board (if
any), or the President. The Vice
Presidents shall perform such other
duties and have such other powers as
the Board of Directors may from time
to time prescribe.
(e) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall
have responsibility for the custody
and control of all the funds and
securities of the Corporation. He
shall perform all acts incident to
the position of Treasurer subject to
the control of the chief executive
officer, the chief operating
officer, and the Board of Directors;
and he shall, if required by the
Board of Directors, give such bond
for the faithful discharge of his
duties in such form as the Board of
Directors may require.
(f) Assistant Treasurers. Each
Assistant Treasurer shall have the
powers and duties pertaining to his
office, together with such other
powers and duties as may be assigned
to him by the chief executive
officer, the chief operating officer
and the Board of Directors. The
Assistant Treasurers shall exercise
the powers of the Treasurer during
that officer's absence or inability
to act.
(g) Secretary. The Secretary shall
keep the minutes of all meetings of
the Board of Directors and the
minutes of all meetings of the
members, in books provided for that
purpose; he shall attend to the
giving and serving of all notices;
he may in the name of the
Corporation affix the seal of the
Corporation to all contracts of the
Corporation and attest the seal of
the Corporation thereto; he shall
have charge of such books and papers
as the Board of Directors may
direct, all of which shall at all
reasonable times be open to
inspection of any director upon
request at the office of the
Corporation during business hours;
and he shall in general perform all
duties incident to the office of
Secretary, subject to the control of
the chief executive officer, chief
operating officer and the Board of
Directors.
(h) Assistant Secretaries. Each
Assistant Secretary shall have the
usual powers and duties pertaining
to that office, together with such
other powers and duties as may be
assigned to him by the chief
executive officer, chief operating
officer, the Board of Directors or
the Secretary. The Assistant
Secretaries shall exercise the
powers of the Secretary during that
officer's absence or inability to
act.
Section 10. Voting Securities of the
Corporation. Unless otherwise
ordered by the Board of Directors,
the President shall have full power
and authority on behalf of the
Corporation to attend and to act and
vote at any meetings of security
holders of corporations in which the
Corporation may hold securities, and
at such meetings shall possess and
may exercise any and all rights and
powers incident to the ownership of
such securities which the
Corporation might have possessed and
exercised if it had been present.
The Board of Directors by resolution
from time to time may confer like
powers upon any other officer or
person.
ARTICLE VI
Loans
Section l. Restrictions on Loans. No
loans shall be contracted on behalf
of the Corporation and no
indebtedness shall be issued or
incurred in its name unless
authorized by a resolution of the
Board of Directors. Such resolution
may grant general authority or may
be confined to specific instances.
ARTICLE VII
Indemnification
Section 1. Definitions. The terms
"director", "expenses", "liability",
"party", "proceeding" shall have the
meanings found in Texas Non Profit
codes, as amended.
Section 2. Authority to Indemnify.
(a) Except as provided in
subsections (d) and (e) of this
Section 2, the Corporation shall
indemnify or obligate itself to
indemnify an individual made a party
to a proceeding because he is or was
a director against liability
incurred in the proceeding if he
acted in a manner he believed in
good faith to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the
Corporation and, in the case of any
criminal proceeding, he had no
reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful.
(b) A director's conduct with
respect to any employee benefit plan
for a purpose he believed in good
faith to be in the interests of the
participants and beneficiaries of
the plan is conduct that satisfies
the requirement of subsection (a) of
this Section 2.
(c) The termination of a proceeding
by judgment, order, settlement, or
conviction, or upon a plea of nolo
contendere or its equivalent is not,
of itself, determinative that the
director did not meet the standard
of conduct set forth in subsection
(a) of this Section 2.
(d) The Corporation may not
indemnify a director under Section
2: (i) In connection with a
proceeding by or in the right of the
Corporation in which the director
was adjudged liable to the
Corporation; or (ii) In connection
with any other proceeding in which
he was adjudged liable on the basis
that personal benefit was improperly
received by him. (e) Indemnification
permitted under this Section 2 in
connection with a proceeding by or
in the right of the Corporation is
limited to reasonable expenses
incurred in connection with the
proceeding.
Section 3. Mandatory
Indemnification. To the extent that
a director has been successful, on
the merits or otherwise, in the
defense of any proceeding to which
he was a party, or in defense of any
claim, issue, or matter therein,
because he is or was a director of
the Corporation, the Corporation
shall indemnify the director against
reasonable expenses incurred by him
in connection therewith.
Section 4. Advance for Expenses.
(a) The Corporation shall pay for or
reimburse the reasonable expenses
incurred by a director who is a
party to a proceeding in advance of
final disposition of the proceeding
if:
(i) The director furnishes the
Corporation a written affirmation of
his good faith belief that he has
met the standard of conduct set
forth in subsection (a) of Section
2; and
(ii) The director furnishes the
Corporation a written undertaking
executed personally or on his
behalf, to repay any advances if it
is ultimately determined that he is
not entitled to indemnification
under this part.
(b) The undertaking required by
paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of
this Section 4 must be an unlimited
general obligation of the director
but need not be secured and may be
accepted without reference to
financial ability to make repayment.
Section 5. Court Ordered
Indemnification and Advances for
Expenses. A director of the
Corporation who is a party to a
proceeding may apply for
indemnification or advances for
expenses to the court conducting the
proceeding or to another court of
competent jurisdiction. On receipt
of an application, the court after
giving any notice the court
considers necessary may order
indemnification or advances for
expenses if it determines:
(1) The director is entitled to
mandatory indemnification under
Section 3 of these Bylaws, in which
case the court shall also order the
Corporation to pay the director's
reasonable expenses incurred to
obtain court ordered
indemnification;
(2) The director is fairly and
reasonably entitled to
indemnification in view of all the
relevant circumstances, whether or
not he met the standard of conduct
set forth in subsection (a) of
Section 2 or was adjudged liable as
described in subsection (d) of
Section 2 but if he was adjudged so
liable his indemnification is
limited to reasonable expenses
incurred unless the Articles of
Incorporation or other provisions of
these Bylaws, a contract, or a
resolution approved or ratified by
the members provides otherwise; or
(3) In the case of advances for
expenses, the director is entitled,
pursuant to the Articles of
Incorporation, these Bylaws, or any
applicable resolution or agreement,
to payment or reimbursement of his
reasonable expenses incurred as a
party to a proceeding in advance of
final disposition of the proceeding.
Section 6. Determination and
Authorization of Indemnification.
(a) The Corporation may not
indemnify a director under Section 2
unless authorized thereunder and a
determination has been made in the
specific case that indemnification
of the director is permissible in
the circumstances because he has met
the standard of conduct set forth in
subsection (a) of Section 2.
(b) The determination shall be made:
(1) By the Board of Directors by
majority vote of a quorum consisting
of directors not at the time parties
to the proceeding;
(2) If a quorum cannot be obtained
under paragraph (1) of this
subsection, by majority vote of a
committee duly designated by the
Board of Directors (in which
designation directors who are
parties may participate), consisting
solely of two or more directors not
at the time parties to the
proceeding;
(3) By special legal counsel:
(A) Selected by the Board of
Directors or its committee in the
manner prescribed in paragraph (1)
or (2) of this subsection; or
(B) If a quorum of the Board of
Directors cannot be obtained under
paragraph (1) of this subsection and
a committee cannot be designated
under paragraph (2) of this
subsection, selected by majority
vote of the full Board of Directors
(in which selection directors who
are parties may participate); or
(4) By the members.
(c) Authorization of indemnification
or an obligation to indemnify and
evaluation as to reasonableness of
expenses shall be made in the same
manner as the determination that
indemnification is permissible,
except that if the determination is
made by special legal counsel,
authorization of indemnification and
evaluation as to reasonableness of
expenses shall be made by those
entitled under paragraph (3) of
subsection (b) of this Section 6 to
select counsel.
Section 7. Indemnification of
Officers, Employees and Agents.
(1) An officer of the Corporation
who is not a director is entitled to
indemnification and advancement of
expenses to the same extent, and
subject to the same conditions, as a
director of the Corporation is
entitled to and subject to under
Section 2, Section 3, Section 4 and
Section 6 of these Bylaws.
(2) An employee or agent of the
Corporation who is not a director or
officer is entitled to
indemnification and advancement of
expenses to the same extent, and
subject to the same conditions, as a
director of the Corporation is
entitled to and subject to under
Section 2, Section 3, Section 4,
Section 5 and Section 6 of these
Bylaws.
Section 8. Insurance. The
Corporation may purchase and
maintain insurance on behalf of an
individual who is or was a director,
officer, employee, or agent of the
Corporation or who, while a
director, officer, employee, or
agent of the Corporation, is or was
serving at the request of the
Corporation as a director, officer,
partner, trustee, employee, or agent
of another foreign or domestic
corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, employee benefit
plan, or other enterprise against
liability asserted against or
incurred by him in that capacity or
arising from his status as a
director, officer, employee, or
agent, whether or not the
Corporation would have power to
indemnify him against the same
liability under Section 2 or Section
3.
Section 9. Limitations.
(a) The provision for
indemnification of or advance for
expenses to directors contained in
the Articles of Incorporation, these
Bylaws, a resolution of the
Corporation's members or Board of
Directors, or in a contract or
otherwise, is valid only if and to
the extent the provision is
consistent with the Code. If the
Articles of Incorporation limit
indemnification or advance for
expenses, indemnification and
advance for expenses are valid only
to the extent consistent with the
Articles of Incorporation.
(b) This Article VIII does not limit
the Corporation's power to pay or
reimburse expenses incurred by a
director in connection with his
appearance as a witness in a
proceeding at a time when he has not
been made a named defendant or
respondent to the proceeding.
Section 10. Nonseverability. In the
event that any of the provisions of
this Article VIII (including any
provision within a single sentence)
is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, void or
otherwise unenforceable, the
remaining provisions are severable
and shall remain enforceable to the
fullest extent permitted by law.
Section 11. Amendment to Code. If
the Code hereafter is amended to
authorize broader indemnification of
directors, officers, agents and
employees, then the indemnification
of such directors, officers, agents
and employees of the Corporation
shall be expanded to the fullest
extent permitted by the amended
Code.
ARTICLE IX
General Provisions
Section 1. Definition. The term
"distribution" shall have the
meaning found in Texas Non Profit
codes, as amended.
Section 2. Distributions. The Board
of Directors may authorize and the
Corporation may make distributions
only to (i) organizations (whether
or not incorporated) that are
organized an operated for the same
or similar purposes as the
distributing Corporation; (ii)
organizations (whether or not
incorporated) that are organized and
operated exclusively for religious,
charitable, scientific, testing for
public safety, literary, or
educational purposes, or to foster
national or international sports
competition, or for the prevention
of cruelty to children or animals,
no part of the net earnings of which
inures to the benefit of any private
member or individual; (iii) a state
or possession of the United States,
or any political subdivision of any
of the foregoing, or the United
States or the District of Columbia;
or (iv) upon dissolution of the
Corporation in accordance of Article
14 of the Code.
Section 3. Fiscal Year. The fiscal
year of the Corporation shall be
fixed by resolution of the Board of
Directors.
Section 4. Seal. The corporate seal
shall have inscribed thereon the
name of the Corporation and the
words "Corporate Seal". The seal may
be used by causing it or a facsimile
thereof to be impressed or affixed
or reproduced or otherwise. In the
event it is inconvenient to use such
a seal at any time, the signature of
the President of the Corporation
followed by the word "Seal" enclosed
in parentheses, shall be deemed the
seal of the Corporation.
Section 5. Annual Statements. No
later than three (3) months after
the end of the fiscal year, the
Corporation shall prepare:
(a) A balance sheet showing in
reasonable detail the financial
condition of the Corporation as of
the close of its immediately
preceding fiscal year, and
(b) A profit and loss statement
showing the results of its
operations during the preceding
fiscal year.
Upon written request, the
Corporation shall promptly mail to
any member of record a copy of the
most recent such balance sheet and
profit and loss statement.
ARTICLE X
Amendment of Bylaws
These Bylaws may be amended by a
majority vote of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation or by a
majority vote of the members,
provided that the members may
provide by resolution that any Bylaw
provision repealed, amended, adopted
or altered by them may not be
repealed, amended, adopted or
altered by the Board of Directors.
Adopted this __18__ day of
___November___, 2006.
This is a true and correct copy of
the bylaws as adopted and accepted
by the board of directors as
indicated by their signatures below.
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