Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.051
This is the official text of Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.051, part of Texas’s Business Organizations Code — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships.
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§ 153.051. REQUIRED AMENDMENT TO CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION.
Official statutory text
(a) A general partner shall file a certificate of amendment reflecting the occurrence of one or more of the following events not later than the 30th day after the date on which the event occurred:
(1) the admission of a new general partner;
(2) the withdrawal of a general partner;
(3) a change in the name of the limited partnership; or
(4) except as provided by Sections 5.202 and 5.203, a change in:
(A) the address of the registered office; or
(B) the name or address of the registered agent of the limited partnership.
(b) A general partner who becomes aware that a statement in a certificate of formation was false when made or that a matter described in the certificate has changed, making the certificate false in any material respect, shall promptly amend the certificate to make it accurate.
(1) the admission of a new general partner;
(2) the withdrawal of a general partner;
(3) a change in the name of the limited partnership; or
(4) except as provided by Sections 5.202 and 5.203, a change in:
(A) the address of the registered office; or
(B) the name or address of the registered agent of the limited partnership.
(b) A general partner who becomes aware that a statement in a certificate of formation was false when made or that a matter described in the certificate has changed, making the certificate false in any material respect, shall promptly amend the certificate to make it accurate.
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