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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

  Business & Commerce Code § 553.001

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  This section defines key terms used in the chapter, including “applicable agency,” “department,” “program,” and “program participant.”

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  Occupations Code § 1301.351

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  Most people may not do plumbing unless they have the required license, registration, or endorsement and their work is supervised by a licensed person.

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  Health and Safety Code § 374.102

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  Owners of operating dry cleaning facilities or drop stations must register with the commission, renew the registration yearly, and post the registration number in public areas. The section also sets annual fees based on facility type and gross receipts.

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  Business Organizations Code § 21.211

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  Transfer restrictions on a corporation’s security are valid if they reasonably require notice, purchase rights, consent or approval, limits on transferees, or arrangements that maintain certain tax or corporate-status advantages.

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  Government Code § 305.030

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  A covered registrant may not accept compensation from a foreign adversary, foreign adversary client, or foreign adversary political party when acting to influence legislation or administrative action.

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  Occupations Code § 1805.103

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  A person commits an offense if they violate certain reporting, registration, inspection, statement, or property-disposal rules in this chapter; the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.

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  Transportation Code § 601.372

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  The department must give written notice of a license and vehicle registration suspension to certain uninsured persons, may require surrender of the license and registrations within 10 days after notice, and may use a certificate to prove notice.

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  Finance Code § 204.201

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  A foreign bank may open a Texas representative office if it files a verified registration statement with the commissioner.

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  Occupations Code § 2309.303

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  A used automotive parts recycler must tell the department before moving to a new business location, and must provide a storm water permit for the location if one is required by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

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  Business & Commerce Code § 71.157

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  Filing an assumed-name certificate does not create a right to use the name unlawfully or count as actual use by itself.

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  Health and Safety Code § 431.273

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  A person is exempt from licensing under this subchapter if they only do certain device distribution activities or hold a Chapter 266 registration certificate and act within its scope.

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  Water Code § 26.0301

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  Certain wastewater and sewage service operators must hold commission-issued licenses or registrations.

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  Property Code § 221.024

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  The commission has powers to make rules and forms, hold or support disciplinary hearings, impose penalties, and take other disciplinary or court action against developers.

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  Insurance Code § 6002.003

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  Local governments may not pass conflicting rules, but they can impose certain fire alarm and fire detection requirements and some permit conditions.

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  Insurance Code § 823.053

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  A registered insurer must report material changes to required registration information, and must also report dividends or distributions to shareholders within the stated deadlines.

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  Utilities Code § 39.353

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  A person may not provide aggregation services in Texas unless registered with the commission as an aggregator, and aggregators may not sell or take title to electricity.

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  Business & Commerce Code § 553.051

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  The department must create a regulatory sandbox program, and certain enforcement actions are barred during the testing period except for Subchapter B, Chapter 552 violations.

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  Insurance Code § 1458.055

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  The commissioner must grant an exemption for affiliates of a contracting entity if the stated conditions are met, and the exemption applies only to registration.

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  Occupations Code § 1304.1025

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  Applicants and providers must submit specified registration materials, and providers must update required contact and website information on renewal.

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  Alcoholic Beverage Code § 36.06

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  A nonresident seller's agent may not solicit business from certain permit holders unless accompanied by a wholesaler's permit holder or the wholesaler's agent.

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