{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-71.154","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 71.154","heading":"INDEX OF CERTIFICATES.","body":"(a) The secretary of state and each county clerk shall keep an alphabetical index of:\n(1) all assumed names that have been filed in the office of the respective officer; and\n(2) the persons filing the certificates.\n(b) A copy of a certificate or statement is presumptive evidence in any court in this state of the facts contained in the copy if the copy is certified to by:\n(1) the county clerk in whose office the certificate or statement was filed; or\n(2) the secretary of state.\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#71.154","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"8eebe8357462f2b806ff5e8b81ff18546934451ab5b55899ab943aa864837173","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-71.153","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-71.155"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}