{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-405.020","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 405.020","heading":"PUBLIC RECORDS.","body":"(a) The secretary of state shall permanently maintain as a public record any instrument, or the information included in any instrument, that is filed with the secretary of state evidencing the organization of, or otherwise in connection with, any entity formed under the laws of this state.\n(b) The secretary of state shall maintain the records required under Subsection (a) in any form the secretary of state considers appropriate.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 572, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS","CHAPTER 405. SECRETARY OF STATE","SUBCHAPTER B. DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.405.htm#405.020","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"9187a8adbd2844472fefaeeee3ca57637535436e5f05af091c61d8341c34c5aa","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-405.019","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-405.021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}