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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 Organizations Code § 9.010

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  If a foreign filing entity changes its name to one that would be rejected for registration, its registration must be suspended.

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• United States — Texas

  Business & Commerce Code § 16.063

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  If a registrant’s name changes while a mark’s registration is still in force, a new certificate of registration may be issued for the rest of that term in the registrant’s new name after filing the required certificate under Section 16.062.

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• United States — Texas

  Business & Commerce Code § 71.153

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  A qualifying registrant may file a statement abandoning use of an assumed name, and the statement must include specific identifying information and be properly executed and acknowledged.

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• United States — Texas

  Business Organizations Code § 9.151

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  A court may revoke a foreign filing entity’s registration if certain serious problems are found.

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• United States — Texas

  Business Organizations Code § 9.003

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  A qualifying foreign entity may register under this chapter unless another state law prohibits that registration.

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• United States — Texas

  Insurance Code § 6002.151

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  A person or company may not do certain fire alarm/fire detection businesses without a registration certificate from the department.

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• United States — Texas

  Business & Commerce Code § 73.006

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  If a person fails to file a required registration or corrected registration, the person can be liable for a civil penalty up to $1,000.

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• United States — Texas

  Finance Code § 157.003

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  Mortgage bankers generally must register before doing business in Texas, unless exempt.

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• United States — Texas

  Business & Commerce Code § 510.005

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  A data broker covered by this chapter must register with the secretary of state, file a registration statement, and pay $300; the broker may also renew the registration certificate for $300.

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  Business Organizations Code § 9.009

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  A foreign filing entity must update its registration for specified changes and file the amendment within 91 days after the change.

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• United States — Texas

  Business Organizations Code § 9.106

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  A foreign filing entity whose registration was revoked under the Tax Code must use the Tax Code procedures to reinstate its registration.

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• United States — Texas

  Occupations Code § 702.102

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  An applicant for a health spa operator’s certificate of registration must file a detailed application with the secretary of state and include required supporting documents and the fee.

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• United States — Texas

  Occupations Code § 2153.351

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  Accepting a license or registration certificate gives consent for the comptroller or a peace officer to enter the licensed business premises during normal business hours.

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• United States — Texas

  Business & Commerce Code § 302.104

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  A registration statement becomes effective when the secretary of state issues the registration certificate and lasts for one year.

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• United States — Texas

  Business Organizations Code § 152.908

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  A registration may be renewed before it expires by filing a renewal application with the secretary of state.

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• United States — Texas

  Business Organizations Code § 9.102

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  If a registration must be revoked, the secretary of state must file and mail a certificate of revocation, and the certificate must state that the registration was revoked plus the date and cause.

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  Water Code § 7.156

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  This section makes certain underground storage tank work and tank ownership/operation offenses unless registration, licensing, and compliance requirements are met.

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• United States — Texas

  Business & Commerce Code § 16.107

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  Registration under this chapter does not adversely affect preexisting common law rights, but while a mark’s registration is in force and not abandoned, no common law rights against the registrant may be acquired.

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• United States — Texas

  Business & Commerce Code § 16.061

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  A mark assignment must be in a properly executed written instrument, may be recorded with the secretary of state, and can trigger issuance of a new registration certificate.

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• United States — Texas

  Business & Commerce Code § 16.058

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  If the application meets the chapter’s requirements, the secretary of state must issue and deliver a certificate of registration to the applicant.

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