Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 71.154
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 71.154, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 71.154. INDEX OF CERTIFICATES.
Official statutory text
(a) The secretary of state and each county clerk shall keep an alphabetical index of:
(1) all assumed names that have been filed in the office of the respective officer; and
(2) the persons filing the certificates.
(b) A copy of a certificate or statement is presumptive evidence in any court in this state of the facts contained in the copy if the copy is certified to by:
(1) the county clerk in whose office the certificate or statement was filed; or
(2) the secretary of state.
(1) all assumed names that have been filed in the office of the respective officer; and
(2) the persons filing the certificates.
(b) A copy of a certificate or statement is presumptive evidence in any court in this state of the facts contained in the copy if the copy is certified to by:
(1) the county clerk in whose office the certificate or statement was filed; or
(2) the secretary of state.
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