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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 § 16.101

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  A person who fraudulently procures the filing or registration of a mark under this chapter is liable for the damages caused by that filing or registration.

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  Business Organizations Code § 402.013

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  Some dissolved, canceled, revoked, suspended, or forfeited entities may reinstate, and certain forfeited entities must revive, under the stated rules and time windows.

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  Business Organizations Code § 5.155

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  A person may renew a registered name for successive one-year periods if they file a renewal application and pay the required filing fee within 90 days before the registration expires.

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  Business Organizations Code § 402.004

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  A qualifying foreign filing entity may choose to adopt and become subject to the code by filing the required statement and registration amendment with the secretary of state.

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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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  Business & Commerce Code § 302.102

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  A seller must file a registration statement with the secretary of state to get a registration certificate, and the statement must meet four listed requirements.

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  Finance Code § 157.003

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

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  Business & Commerce Code § 16.064

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  The secretary of state must cancel certain registrations when listed conditions are met, and may not cancel in one federal-registration exception.

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  Business & Commerce Code § 16.059

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  A mark registration expires after five years, but it can be renewed if the renewal application and fee are filed on time.

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  Business & Commerce Code § 16.060

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  The secretary of state must keep certain trademark-related records available for public examination.

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  Business & Commerce Code § 303.057

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  A law enforcement-related charitable organization may not say or imply that registration under this chapter is state or attorney general endorsement.

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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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  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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  Business Organizations Code § 9.054

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  The secretary of state may charge a late filing fee to a foreign filing entity that has done business in Texas for more than 90 days without registering, and may make registration effective only after that fee is paid.

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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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  Business Organizations Code § 5.154

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  A name registration under this subchapter stays effective until the earlier of one year after the application is accepted for filing or the date the entity files a written withdrawal notice with the secretary of state.

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  Business Organizations Code § 301.005

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  A foreign professional entity must file an application for registration when Chapter 9 requires it.

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  Business Organizations Code § 9.006

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  A foreign nonprofit corporation’s registration application must include directors’ and officers’ names and addresses, whether it has members, and any other information needed for the secretary of state to decide if it may register to do business in the state.

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  Business Organizations Code § 9.103

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  The secretary of state must reinstate a revoked entity’s registration if the filing and amendment requirements are met.

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• United States — Texas

  Business & Commerce Code § 16.055

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  The secretary of state may require an applicant to disclaim an unregistrable part of a mark, and an applicant may choose to disclaim a part voluntarily.

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