Tex. Local Government Code § 501.351
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 501.351, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 501.351. REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT.
Official statutory text
(a) A corporation shall continuously maintain in this state a registered office and registered agent.
(b) A corporation's registered office may, but is not required to be, the same as the corporation's principal office.
(c) A corporation's registered agent may be:
(1) an individual who is a resident of this state and whose business office is the same as the corporation's registered office; or
(2) a domestic or foreign for-profit or nonprofit corporation that:
(A) is authorized to transact business or to conduct affairs in this state; and
(B) has a principal or business office that is the same as the corporation's registered office.
(b) A corporation's registered office may, but is not required to be, the same as the corporation's principal office.
(c) A corporation's registered agent may be:
(1) an individual who is a resident of this state and whose business office is the same as the corporation's registered office; or
(2) a domestic or foreign for-profit or nonprofit corporation that:
(A) is authorized to transact business or to conduct affairs in this state; and
(B) has a principal or business office that is the same as the corporation's registered office.
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