Sec. 153.253.  RIGHTS OF ASSIGNEE.  (a)  An assignee of a partnership interest, including the partnership interest of a general partner, may become a limited partner if and to the extent that:
(1)  the partnership agreement provides;  or
(2)  all partners consent.
(b)  An assignee who becomes a limited partner, to the extent of the rights and powers assigned, has the rights and powers and is subject to the restrictions and liabilities of a limited partner under a partnership agreement and this code.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.