Sec. 431.147.  SUITS NOT AFFECTED.  (a)  An amendment to the articles of incorporation does not affect:
(1)  any existing cause of action in favor of or against the corporation;
(2)  any pending suit to which the corporation is a party;  or
(3)  the existing rights of any person.
(b)  If an amendment to the articles of incorporation changes the name of the corporation, a suit brought by or against the corporation under its former name does not abate for that reason.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.