{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2301.477","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.477","heading":"MANUFACTURER DOING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE.","body":"A manufacturer whose products are offered for sale in this state under a franchise entered into between its distributor or representative and a dealer is bound by the terms of the franchise and this chapter as if the manufacturer had executed the franchise.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 14. REGULATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRANSPORTATION","SUBTITLE A. REGULATIONS RELATED TO MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 2301. SALE OR LEASE OF MOTOR VEHICLES","SUBCHAPTER J. MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND REPRESENTATIVES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2301.htm#2301.477","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"299dd3cf484d9f48ff326a908cb1e99961ae4aead2735defb5379ec01415edde","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2301.476","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2301.478"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}