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Texas Business Organizations Code - Chapter 5 Names Of Entities; Registered Agents And Registered OfficesLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Business Organizations Code > Texas Business Organizations Code - Chapter 5 Names Of Entities; Registered Agents And Registered Offices (a) The filing of a certificate of formation by a filing entity under this code, an application for registration by a foreign filing entity under ... A domestic entity or a foreign entity having authority to transact business in this state may transact business under an assumed name by filing an ... A filing entity or a foreign filing entity may not have a name that contains any word or phrase that indicates or implies that the ... (a) A filing entity may not have a name, and a foreign filing entity may not register to transact business in this state under a ... (a) The name of a corporation or foreign corporation must contain: (1) the word "company," "corporation," "incorporated," or "limited"; or (2) an abbreviation of one ... (a) The name of a limited partnership or foreign limited partnership must contain: (1) the word "limited"; (2) the phrase "limited partnership"; or (3) an ... (a) The name of a limited liability company or a foreign limited liability company doing business in this state must contain: (1) the phrase "limited ... (a) The name of a cooperative association must contain: (1) the word "cooperative"; or (2) an abbreviation of that word. (b) A domestic or foreign ... The name of a professional association must contain: (1) the word "associated" "associates," or " association"; (2) the phrase "professional association"; or (3) an abbreviation ... (a) The name of a professional limited liability company must contain: (1) the phrase "professional limited liability company"; or (2) an abbreviation of that phrase. ... The name of a professional entity must not be contrary to a statute or regulation that governs a person who provides a professional service through ... A filing entity or a foreign filing entity may not have a name that contains the word "lotto" or "lottery." Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. ... (a) Subject to Subsection (b), a filing entity may not have a name that: (1) reasonably implies that the entity is created by or for ... (a) The name of a domestic or foreign limited liability partnership must contain: (1) the phrase "limited liability partnership"; or (2) an abbreviation of the ... (a) Any person may file an application with the secretary of state to reserve the exclusive use of a name under this chapter. (b) The ... (a) The secretary of state may not reserve a name that is the same as, or that the secretary of state considers deceptively similar or ... If the secretary of state determines that the name specified in the application is eligible for reservation, the secretary shall reserve that name for the ... The secretary of state shall reserve the name for the applicant until the earlier of: (1) the 121st day after the date the application is ... The secretary of state may not impose a fee for the filing of a written notice of withdrawal of a reservation of name. Added by ... A person may renew the person's reservation of a name under this subchapter for successive 120-day periods if, during the 30-day period preceding the expiration ... (a) A person may transfer the person's reservation of a name by filing with the secretary of state a notice of transfer. (b) The notice ... An organization that is authorized to do business in this state as a bank, trust company, savings association, or insurance company, or that is a ... (a) To register a name under this subchapter, an organization must file an application with the secretary of state. (b) The application must: (1) state ... (a) The secretary of state may not register a name that is the same as, or that the secretary of state determines to be deceptively ... The registration of a name under this subchapter is effective until the earlier of: (1) the first anniversary of the date the application is accepted ... A person may renew the person's registration of a name under this subchapter for successive one-year periods if, during the 90-day period preceding the expiration ... (a) Each filing entity and each foreign filing entity shall designate and continuously maintain in this state: (1) a registered agent; and (2) a registered ... (a) A filing entity or foreign filing entity may change its registered office, its registered agent, or both by filing a statement of the change ... (a) The registered agent of a filing entity or a foreign filing entity may change its name, its address as the address of the entity's ... (a) A registered agent of a filing entity or a foreign filing entity may resign as the registered agent by giving notice to that entity ... The secretary of state is an agent of an entity for purposes of service of process, notice, or demand on the entity if: (1) the ... (a) Service on the secretary of state under Section 5.251 is effected by: (1) delivering to the secretary duplicate copies of the process, notice, or ... (a) After service in compliance with Section 5.252, the secretary of state shall immediately send one of the copies of the process, notice, or demand ... The secretary of state shall keep a record of each process, notice, or demand served on the secretary under this subchapter and shall record: (1) ... For the purpose of service of process, notice, or demand: (1) the president and each vice president of a domestic or foreign corporation is an ... This chapter does not preclude other means of service of process, notice, or demand on a domestic or foreign entity as provided by other law. ... (a) A process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served by a political subdivision of this state or by a person, ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |