{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-71.151","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 71.151","heading":"DURATION AND RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE.","body":"(a) A certificate is effective for a term not to exceed 10 years from the date the certificate is filed.\n(b) A certificate is void at the end of the certificate's stated term, unless within six months preceding the certificate's expiration date the registrant files in the office of a county clerk and the secretary of state, if applicable, a renewal certificate complying with the requirements of this chapter for an original certificate.\n(c) A registrant may renew a certificate under this section for any number of successive terms, but each term may not exceed 10 years.\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 D. GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING ASSUMED NAME CERTIFICATE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.71.htm#71.151","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"c20577292474f523a0182987c532525b1208bd25f871d818145642f8400dbbd7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-71.104","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-71.152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}