Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 71.054
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 71.054, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 71.054. PLACE OF FILING.
Official statutory text
A person shall file the certificate in the office of the county clerk in each county in which the person:
(1) has or will maintain business or professional premises; or
(2) conducts business or renders a professional service, if the person does not or will not maintain business or professional premises in any county.
(1) has or will maintain business or professional premises; or
(2) conducts business or renders a professional service, if the person does not or will not maintain business or professional premises in any county.
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