{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-71.054","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 71.054","heading":"PLACE OF FILING.","body":"A person shall file the certificate in the office of the county clerk in each county in which the person:\n(1) has or will maintain business or professional premises; or\n(2) conducts business or renders a professional service, if the person does not or will not maintain business or professional premises in any county.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 5. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND SERVICES","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PRACTICES","CHAPTER 71. ASSUMED BUSINESS OR PROFESSIONAL NAME","SUBCHAPTER B. REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN UNINCORPORATED PERSONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.71.htm#71.054","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"d519e7b9c22359db9f07a22e7e86581f2a2e273a9d7a66cc37d8ec127c72764e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-71.053","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-71.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}