Tex. Business Organizations Code § 9.105
This is the official text of Tex. Business Organizations Code § 9.105, part of Texas’s Business Organizations Code — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships.
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§ 9.105. USE OF DISTINGUISHABLE NAME REQUIRED.
Official statutory text
If the secretary of state determines that the name of a foreign filing entity or the fictitious name under which it is registered to transact business in this state does not comply with Chapter 5, the secretary of state may not accept for filing the certificate of reinstatement unless the foreign filing entity contemporaneously amends its registration to change its name to a name that complies with Chapter 5, or provides a fictitious name under which the foreign filing entity will transact business in this state that complies with Chapter 5.
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