Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code Section 9.010
Name Change of Foreign Filing Entity

If a foreign filing entity authorized to transact business in this state changes its name to a name that would cause the entity to be denied an application for registration under this subchapter, the entity’s registration must be suspended. An entity the registration of which has been suspended under this section may transact business in this state only after the entity:

(1)

changes its name to a name that is available to it under the laws of this state; or

(2)

otherwise complies with this chapter.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 64 (H.B. 1319), Sec. 29, eff. January 1, 2006.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 688 (H.B. 1737), Sec. 45, eff. September 1, 2007.

Source: Section 9.010 — Name Change of Foreign Filing Entity, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/BO/htm/BO.­9.­htm#9.­010 (accessed Apr. 13, 2024).

9.001
Foreign Entities Required to Register 9.002
Foreign Entities Not Required to Register 9.003
Permissive Registration 9.004
Registration Procedure 9.005
Supplemental Information Required in Application for Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Company 9.006
Supplemental Information Required in Application for Registration of Foreign Nonprofit Corporation 9.007
Application for Registration of Foreign Limited Liability Partnership 9.008
Effect of Registration 9.009
Amendments to Registration 9.010
Name Change of Foreign Filing Entity 9.011
Voluntary Withdrawal of Registration 9.012
Automatic Withdrawal on Conversion to Domestic Filing Entity 9.051
Transacting Business or Maintaining Court Proceeding Without Registration 9.052
Civil Penalty 9.053
Venue 9.054
Late Filing Fee 9.055
Requirements of Other Law 9.101
Revocation of Registration by Secretary of State 9.102
Certificate of Revocation 9.103
Reinstatement by Secretary of State After Revocation 9.104
Procedures for Reinstatement 9.105
Use of Distinguishable Name Required 9.106
Reinstatement of Registration Following Tax Forfeiture 9.151
Revocation of Registration by Court Action 9.152
Notification of Cause by Secretary of State 9.153
Filing of Action by Attorney General 9.154
Cure Before Final Judgment 9.155
Judgment Requiring Revocation 9.156
Stay of Judgment 9.157
Opportunity for Cure After Affirmation of Findings by Appeals Court 9.158
Jurisdiction and Venue 9.159
Process in State Action 9.160
Publication of Notice 9.161
Filing of Decree of Revocation Against Foreign Filing Entity 9.162
Applicability of Subchapter to Foreign Limited Liability Partnerships 9.201
Business of Foreign Entity 9.202
Rights and Privileges 9.203
Obligations and Liabilities 9.204
Right of Foreign Entity to Participate in Business of Certain Domestic Entities 9.251
Activities Not Constituting Transacting Business in This State 9.252
Other Activities 9.301
Applicability of Code to Certain Foreign Entities
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Accessed:
Apr. 13, 2024

§ 9.010’s source at texas​.gov