Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 71.101
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 71.101, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 71.101. CERTIFICATE FOR INCORPORATED BUSINESS OR PROFESSION, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, REGISTERED SERIES, OR FOREIGN FILING ENTITY.
Official statutory text
A corporation, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, registered series of a limited liability company, or foreign filing entity must file a certificate under this subchapter if the registered series or entity:
(1) regularly conducts business or renders professional services in this state under an assumed name; or
(2) is required by law to use an assumed name in this state to conduct business or render professional services.
(1) regularly conducts business or renders professional services in this state under an assumed name; or
(2) is required by law to use an assumed name in this state to conduct business or render professional services.
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