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Business registration in United States — Texas

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  • United States — Texas

    Insurance Code § 6002.153

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    A registration certificate may not be issued unless the applicant provides proof of qualifying general liability insurance.

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  • United States — Texas

    Utilities Code § 17.052

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    The commission may make and enforce rules about certification, registration, customer service, and utility enforcement, with an exception for municipally owned utilities.

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  • United States — Texas

    Occupations Code § 1101.355

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    Business entities must meet eligibility requirements to get a license, including naming a managing officer as broker and sometimes proving $1 million errors-and-omissions insurance.

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    Transportation Code § 502.453

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    Some government, school, fire, marine law-enforcement, and Coast Guard Auxiliary vehicles may be registered without paying the registration fee, if the stated use and ownership conditions are met.

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    Business & Commerce Code § 303.052

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    A registration statement must be filed on a form approved or prescribed by the attorney general and must include the required information listed in this section.

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  • United States — Texas

    Tax Code § 152.061

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    An owner of a motor vehicle bought for rental may use a rental certificate instead of the motor vehicle sales or use tax, and the county tax assessor-collector must accept the vehicle for registration and issue a receipt.

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  • United States — Texas

    Business Organizations Code § 5.200

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    This section defines several terms used in the subchapter, including “registered agent filing,” “represented domestic entity,” “represented entity,” and “represented foreign entity.”

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    Business & Commerce Code § 71.104

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    A certificate filed in the secretary of state's office must be executed by specified registrant representatives, and if an attorney-in-fact executes it, the certificate must include a written-authorization statement.

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  • United States — Texas

    Finance Code § 158.053

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    A residential mortgage loan servicer must file a registration application with the commissioner, and the applicant must pay a registration fee when applying, unless the subsection (c) exemption applies.

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  • United States — Texas

    Transportation Code § 643.056

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    Motor carriers that must register have to file a supplemental application before certain changes or activities, and the department can prescribe the form and may deny a supplement in some penalty-related cases.

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    Business & Commerce Code § 16.056

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    When trademark applications are being processed together for the same or similar marks and related goods or services, the secretary of state must give priority to the first filed application and reject later filed applications if the earlier application is registered.

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    Occupations Code § 2153.306

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    Certain applicants and certificate holders are entitled to at least 20 days’ written notice, and a hearing if requested, before refusal-related, revocation, or other specified sanctions actions.

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  • United States — Texas

    Occupations Code § 2308.201

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    Political subdivisions may regulate tow trucks, but they face limits on lighting rules, registration, licensing, and fees.

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  • United States — Texas

    Tax Code § 183.001

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    This section defines terms used in the chapter, including “permittee,” “business day,” and “sales price.”

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  • United States — Texas

    Occupations Code § 702.107

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    A health spa operator must give the comptroller a copy of the operator’s registration certificate when applying for a sales tax permit.

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