{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-71.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 71.101","heading":"CERTIFICATE FOR INCORPORATED BUSINESS OR PROFESSION, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, REGISTERED SERIES, OR FOREIGN FILING ENTITY.","body":"A corporation, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, registered series of a limited liability company, or foreign filing entity must file a certificate under this subchapter if the registered series or entity:\n(1) regularly conducts business or renders professional services in this state under an assumed name; or\n(2) is required by law to use an assumed name in this state to conduct business or render professional services.\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. 66, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 43 (S.B. 1523), Sec. 7, 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 C. REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO INCORPORATED BUSINESS OR PROFESSION AND CERTAIN OTHER ENTITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.71.htm#71.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"6d27d490d180661d3fae7c42ca6c58012733e0ff49787ae57becc24998a8c2c9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-71.054","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-71.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}