Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.002
This is the official text of Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.002, part of Texas’s Business Organizations Code — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships.
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§ 5.002. EVIDENCE OF ESTABLISHED RIGHT TO INDISTINGUISHABLE NAME.
Official statutory text
Notwithstanding Sections 5.053, 5.102, and 5.153, the secretary of state may accept a name if the entity or person seeking acceptance of the filing instrument with the indistinguishable name delivers to the secretary of state a certified copy of the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that establishes the entity's or person's right to the name in this state.
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