Governance
Constitution & bylaws
The document that says how the team is run — who can join, who decides what, and how any of it changes.
Placeholder — not adopted
The document below is a structural skeleton, not the Organization's constitution. It has not been written, voted on, or ratified. It is published here so the page and the link are in place; replace the PDF and switch the status to "adopted" once the real document is ratified.
The document
A skeleton, published so the link is stable.
Constitution and Bylaws
Texas Rover Lab — Austin, Texas
What it covers
Name
What the Organization is called.
Purpose
What the Organization exists to do.
Membership
Who may join, the non-discrimination clause, and what active status means.
Officers
Officer positions and duties, and where subsystem leads sit.
Elections and vacancies
How officers are chosen and how a mid-term vacancy is filled.
Meetings
Meeting cadence and the quorum needed to conduct business.
Subsystems
How subsystems are created, merged, and dissolved.
Finances
Who controls funds and what approval spending requires.
Amendments
How this document is changed.
Dissolution
What happens to equipment and funds if the Organization ends.
Questions about how the team is run?
Members can ask for anything in here to be explained, and can propose amendments. If something in the document does not match how the team actually operates, tell us — the document is what changes.