Tex. Business Organizations Code § 9.009
This is the official text of Tex. Business Organizations Code § 9.009, part of Texas’s Business Organizations Code — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships.
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§ 9.009. AMENDMENTS TO REGISTRATION.
Official statutory text
(a) A foreign filing entity must amend its registration to reflect:
(1) a change to its name;
(2) a change in the business or activity stated in its application for registration; and
(3) if the foreign filing entity is a limited partnership:
(A) the admission of a new general partner;
(B) the withdrawal of a general partner; and
(C) a change in the name of the general partner stated in its application for registration.
(a-1) A foreign filing entity may amend the entity's application for registration to disclose a change that results from:
(1) a conversion from one type of foreign filing entity to another type of foreign filing entity with the foreign filing entity making the amendment succeeding to the registration of the original foreign filing entity; or
(2) a merger into another foreign filing entity with the foreign filing entity making the amendment succeeding to the registration of the original foreign filing entity.
(b) A foreign filing entity may amend its application for registration by filing an application for amendment of registration in the manner required by Chapter 4.
(c) The application for amendment must be filed on or before the 91st day following the date of the change.
(1) a change to its name;
(2) a change in the business or activity stated in its application for registration; and
(3) if the foreign filing entity is a limited partnership:
(A) the admission of a new general partner;
(B) the withdrawal of a general partner; and
(C) a change in the name of the general partner stated in its application for registration.
(a-1) A foreign filing entity may amend the entity's application for registration to disclose a change that results from:
(1) a conversion from one type of foreign filing entity to another type of foreign filing entity with the foreign filing entity making the amendment succeeding to the registration of the original foreign filing entity; or
(2) a merger into another foreign filing entity with the foreign filing entity making the amendment succeeding to the registration of the original foreign filing entity.
(b) A foreign filing entity may amend its application for registration by filing an application for amendment of registration in the manner required by Chapter 4.
(c) The application for amendment must be filed on or before the 91st day following the date of the change.
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