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New Texas Law Applicable to “Nationally Listed Corporations” Sets Forth Heightened Requirements for Shareholder Proposals

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Texas Senate Bill 1057, which became effective September 1, 2025, adds new Section 21.373 to the Texas Business Organizations Code (“TBOC”). This new Section of the TBOC creates a framework that governs when and how...more

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Texas’ Proxy Advisor Law Takes Effect on September 1st

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Back in June, Texas passed a law – known as “Senate Bill 2337” – that mandates certain disclosures when proxy advisors recommend casting a vote for “non-financial reasons” or provide conflicting advice to multiple clients....more

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Texas Hold ‘Em: New Law Requires Proxy Advisors to Show Their Cards if “Nonpecuniary” Factors Guide Voting Recommendations

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On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 2337 (“SB 2337”), a novel regulation that will require significant disclosure obligations for proxy advisors, such as ISS and Glass Lewis, for their voting...more

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Texas Enacts New Law to Regulate Proxy Advisory Firms

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On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 2337 ("SB 2337") to impose first-of-its-kind regulation and significant disclosure obligations on proxy advisors, such as ISS and Glass Lewis. SB 2337 aims to...more

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Texas Targets Proxy Advice Based on Nonfinancial Factors With SB 2337

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On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 2337 (SB 2337), which imposes new regulations on proxy advisory firms — such as ISS and Glass Lewis — when providing voting recommendations and other...more

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Five Wild Things About the New Texas Shareholder Proposal Law

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As we’ve blogged about recently, Texas has taken a number of steps to bolster its reputation as a business-friendly state. The latest is a new law aimed at making it harder for shareholder proponents to get a proposal (other...more

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Hard Launch: TXSE Goes Public

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TXSE (pronounced TEX-see) announced on April 4, 2025 that its Form 1 registration is now public, putting it one step closer to Y'all Street. The announcement touted its proprietary “matching engine" that it believes will make...more

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California, Massachusetts and Texas Introduce Legislation Targeting Private Equity Investments and Corporate Structures in Health...

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Since our last update, new bills have been introduced that, if passed, would materially impact transactions across the health care industry or otherwise affect the corporate structure of or reporting by health care entities....more

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What About Texas?

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While Elon Musk moved two of his companies (Neuralink and X Corp.) to Nevada, he notably reincorporated Tesla in Texas.  Mr. Musk's decision embrace of Texas raises the question of whether other Delaware corporations will...more

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2021 TBOC Changes: What Does This Mean for Texas Partnerships, Corporations, and LLCs?

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The Texas Legislature, during its 87th Regular Session, passed several bills with direct implications for Texas partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies. Below are some of the key changes for Texas...more

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