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Business registration in United States — Texas

Registration, licensing, names, permits, and formal establishment requirements. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

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• United States — Texas

  Government Code § 481.125

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  The permit office must compile, organize, publish, update, and provide a handbook listing state permits for business operations in the state.

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  Business & Commerce Code § 16.001

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  This section defines key trademark terms used in the chapter.

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  Business Organizations Code § 9.005

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  A covered foreign limited liability company must include certain series information in its registration application.

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  Occupations Code § 1051.251

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  The board must prepare and publish public information about its functions and complaint procedures, and registered persons must include the board’s contact details and jurisdiction statement in certain contracts and display their registration certificate at their place of business.

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  Water Code § 37.013

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  A license or registration holder must practice the licensed occupation in line with applicable laws and commission rules and orders.

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  Transportation Code § 520.0072

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  A county tax assessor-collector cannot be held liable for certain offenses or damages tied to misuse of license plates or other fraudulent vehicle-registration or titling activity by deputized persons or businesses.

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  Business Organizations Code § 152.901

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  A foreign limited liability partnership is treated like a domestic one for activities in this state under Section 2.101, and it cannot be denied registration just because its home-state law differs from Texas law.

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  Insurance Code § 6002.152

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  Most separate office locations of a registered firm must have a branch office registration certificate from the department, unless the firm fits the single-station-devices exception.

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  Government Code § 2155.266

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  The comptroller may charge registration and biennial renewal fees for the master bidders list, and must collect an extra $20 from each registrant for compliance and fraud-prevention purposes.

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  Utilities Code § 64.052

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  The commission may make and enforce rules about certification, registration, customer service, and enforcement actions.

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  Occupations Code § 1102.002

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  This section says the chapter does not apply to certain people who repair, maintain, or inspect real-property improvements, and it does not stop a person from doing work authorized by another license or registration.

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  Business & Commerce Code § 8.401

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  An issuer must register a requested security transfer if the listed conditions are met.

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  Business Organizations Code § 22.365

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  A terminated or revoked corporation may be reinstated if it files the required report, pays the filing fee, and clears specified debts and taxes.

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  Occupations Code § 1702.006

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  Licensure under this chapter does not exempt a foreign entity from Chapter 9 registration requirements.

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  Business & Commerce Code § 51.203

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  An assignee of a business opportunity contract is subject to the purchaser’s equities, rights, and defenses against the seller.

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  Government Code § 481.121

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  This section defines “applicant,” “permit office,” and “permit.”

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  Insurance Code § 6001.054

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  The department must evaluate qualifying firms and issue the listed certificates, permits, and authorizations.

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  Occupations Code § 1071.352

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  Business entities generally cannot offer professional surveying services unless they are registered with the board and have a full-time registered professional land surveyor where the services are offered.

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  Business & Commerce Code § 303.153

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  The attorney general may sue a violator of this chapter, seek injunctions and registration-related relief, and the court may award civil penalties and costs.

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  Occupations Code § 1104.156

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  Appraisal management companies that must register or have applied for registration must keep certain business records for at least five years, and related written communications must be kept the same way. The board may audit those records for compliance.

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