{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-71.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 71.003","heading":"APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.","body":"(a) This chapter does not apply to an insurer authorized to engage in business in this state and described in Subchapter A, Chapter 805, Insurance Code, except as specifically provided by the Insurance Code.\n(b) This chapter does not require a corporation, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, or foreign filing entity or its shareholders, associates, partners, or members to file a certificate to conduct business or render a professional service in this state under the name of the entity as stated in the certificate of formation, application filed with the office of the secretary of state, or other comparable document of the entity.\n(b-1) This chapter does not require a registered series of a limited liability company or its members to file a certificate to conduct business or render a professional service in this state under the name of the registered series as stated in the series' certificate of registered series.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1442), Sec. 63, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 43 (S.B. 1523), Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2022.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 5. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND SERVICES","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PRACTICES","CHAPTER 71. ASSUMED BUSINESS OR PROFESSIONAL NAME","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.71.htm#71.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"10ea85f4843a0c9472fa708c26aca3dc5f67a0aa441129cd9ed22c524c88786f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-71.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-71.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}