(a) A limited partner is not liable for the obligations of a limited partnership unless:
- (1) the limited partner is also a general partner; or
- (2) in addition to the exercise of the limited partner's rights and powers as a limited partner, the limited partner participates in the control of the business.
- (b) If the limited partner participates in the control of the business, the limited partner is liable only to a person who transacts business with the limited partnership reasonably believing, based on the limited partner's conduct, that the limited partner is a general partner.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.