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TX Bus Orgs § 9.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 9 - Foreign Entities|Subchapter C. Revocation of Registration by Secretary of State|Section 9.102. Certificate of Revocation

Sec. 9.102.  CERTIFICATE OF REVOCATION.  (a)  If revocation of a registration is required, the secretary of state shall:(1)  file a certificate of revocation;  and(2)  deliver a certificate of revocation by regular or certified mail to the foreign filing entity at its registered office or principal place of business.(b)  The certificate of revocation must state:(1)  that the foreign filing entity's registration has been revoked;  and(2)  the date and cause of the revocation.(c)  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the revocation of a foreign filing entity's registration under this subchapter takes effect on the date the certificate of revocation is filed.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 9.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 9 - Foreign Entities|Subchapter C. Revocation of Registration by Secretary of State|Section 9.103. Reinstatement by Secretary of State After Revocation

Sec. 9.103.  REINSTATEMENT BY SECRETARY OF STATE AFTER REVOCATION.  (a)   The secretary of state shall reinstate the registration of an entity that has been revoked under this subchapter if the entity files an application for reinstatement in accordance with Section 9.104, accompanied by each amendment to the entity's registration that is required by intervening events, including circumstances requiring an amendment to the name of the entity or the name under which the entity is registered to transact business in this state as described in Section 9.105, and:(1)  the entity has corrected the circumstances that led to the revocation and any other circumstances that may exist of the types described by Section 9.101(b), including the payment of fees, interest, or penalties;  or(2)  the secretary of state finds that the circumstances that led to the revocation did not exist at the time of revocation.(b)  If a foreign filing entity's registration is reinstated before the third anniversary of the revocation, the entity is considered to have been registered or in existence at all times during the period of revocation.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 9.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 9 - Foreign Entities|Subchapter C. Revocation of Registration by Secretary of State|Section 9.104. Procedures for Reinstatement

Sec. 9.104.  PROCEDURES FOR REINSTATEMENT.  (a)  A foreign filing entity, to have its registration reinstated, must complete the requirements of this section not later than the third anniversary of the date the revocation of the entity's registration took effect.(b)  The foreign filing entity shall file a certificate of reinstatement in accordance with Chapter 4.(c)  The certificate of reinstatement must contain:(1)  the name of the foreign filing entity;(2)  the filing number assigned by the filing officer to the entity;(3)  the effective date of the revocation of the entity's registration;  and(4)  the name of the entity's registered agent and the address of the entity's registered office.(d)  A tax clearance letter from the comptroller stating that the foreign filing entity has satisfied all franchise tax liabilities and its registration may be reinstated must be filed with the certificate of reinstatement if the foreign filing entity is a taxable entity under Chapter 171, Tax Code, other than a foreign nonprofit corporation.(e)  The registration of a foreign filing entity may not be reinstated under this section if the termination occurred as a result of:(1)  an order of a court;  or(2)  forfeiture under the Tax Code.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1442), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Bus Orgs § 9.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 9 - Foreign Entities|Subchapter C. Revocation of Registration by Secretary of State|Section 9.105. Use of Distinguishable Name Required

Sec. 9.105.  USE OF DISTINGUISHABLE NAME REQUIRED.  If the secretary of state determines that the name of a foreign filing entity or the fictitious name under which it is registered to transact business in this state does not comply with Chapter 5, the secretary of state may not accept for filing the certificate of reinstatement unless the foreign filing entity contemporaneously amends its registration to change its name to a name that complies with Chapter 5, or provides a fictitious name under which the foreign filing entity will transact business in this state that complies with Chapter 5.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 503 (H.B. 2856), Sec. 6, eff. June 1, 2018.|
TX Bus Orgs § 9.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 9 - Foreign Entities|Subchapter C. Revocation of Registration by Secretary of State|Section 9.106. Reinstatement of Registration Following Tax Forfeiture

Sec. 9.106.  REINSTATEMENT OF REGISTRATION FOLLOWING TAX FORFEITURE.  A foreign filing entity whose registration has been revoked under the provisions of the Tax Code must follow the procedures in the Tax Code to reinstate its registration.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 9.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 9 - Foreign Entities|Subchapter D. Judicial Revocation of Registration|Section 9.151. Revocation of Registration by Court Action

Sec. 9.151.  REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION BY COURT ACTION.  (a)  A court may revoke the registration of a foreign filing entity if, as a result of an action brought under Section 9.153, the court finds that one or more of the following problems exist:(1)  the entity did not comply with a condition precedent to the issuance of the entity's registration or an amendment to the registration;(2)  the entity's registration or any amendment to the entity's registration was fraudulently filed;(3)  a misrepresentation of a material matter was made in an application, report, affidavit, or other document the entity submitted under this code;(4)  the entity has continued to transact business beyond the scope of the purpose or purposes expressed in the entity's registration;  or(5)  public interest requires revocation because:(A)  the entity has been convicted of a felony or a high managerial agent of the entity has been convicted of a felony committed in the conduct of the entity's affairs;(B)  the entity or the high managerial agent has engaged in a persistent course of felonious conduct;  and(C)  revocation is necessary to prevent future felonious conduct of the same character.(b)  Sections 9.152-9.157 do not apply to Subsection (a)(5).|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 9.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 9 - Foreign Entities|Subchapter D. Judicial Revocation of Registration|Section 9.152. Notification of Cause by Secretary of State

Sec. 9.152.  NOTIFICATION OF CAUSE BY SECRETARY OF STATE.  (a)  The secretary of state shall provide to the attorney general:(1)  the name of a foreign filing entity that has given cause under Section 9.151 for revocation of its registration;  and(2)  the facts relating to the cause for revocation.(b)  When notice is provided under Subsection (a), the secretary of state shall send written notice of the circumstances to the foreign filing entity at its registered office in this state.  The notice must state that the secretary of state has given notice under Subsection (a) and the grounds for the notification.  The secretary of state must record the date a notice required by this subsection is sent.(c)  A court shall accept a certificate issued by the secretary of state as to the facts relating to the cause for judicial revocation of a foreign filing entity's registration and the sending of a notice under Subsection (b) as prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the certificate and the sending of the notice.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 9.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 9 - Foreign Entities|Subchapter D. Judicial Revocation of Registration|Section 9.153. Filing of Action by Attorney General

Sec. 9.153.  FILING OF ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.  The attorney general shall file an action against a foreign filing entity in the name of the state seeking the revocation of the entity's registration if:(1)  the entity has not cured the problems for which revocation is sought before the 31st day after the date the notice under Section 9.152(b) is mailed;  and(2)  the attorney general determines that cause exists for judicial revocation of the entity's registration under Section 9.151.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 9.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 9 - Foreign Entities|Subchapter D. Judicial Revocation of Registration|Section 9.154. Cure Before Final Judgment

Sec. 9.154.  CURE BEFORE FINAL JUDGMENT.  An action filed by the attorney general under Section 9.153 shall be abated if, before a district court renders judgment on the action, the foreign filing entity:(1)  cures the problems for which revocation is sought;  and(2)  pays the costs of the action.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 9.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 9 - Foreign Entities|Subchapter D. Judicial Revocation of Registration|Section 9.155. Judgment Requiring Revocation

Sec. 9.155.  JUDGMENT REQUIRING REVOCATION.  If a district court finds in an action brought under this subchapter that proper grounds exist under Section 9.151(a) for revocation of the foreign filing entity's registration, the court shall:(1)  make findings to that effect;  and(2)  subject to Section 9.156, enter a judgment not earlier than the fifth day after the date the court makes its findings.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 9.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 9 - Foreign Entities|Subchapter D. Judicial Revocation of Registration|Section 9.156. Stay of Judgment

Sec. 9.156.  STAY OF JUDGMENT.  (a)  If, in an action brought under this subchapter, a foreign filing entity has proved by a preponderance of the evidence and obtained a finding that the problems for which the foreign filing entity has been found guilty were not wilful or the result of a failure to take reasonable precautions, the entity may make a sworn application to the court for a stay of entry of the judgment to allow the foreign filing entity a reasonable opportunity to cure the problems for which it has been found guilty.  An application made under this subsection must be made not later than the fifth day after the date the court makes its findings under Section 9.155.(b)  After a foreign filing entity has made an application under Subsection (a), a court shall stay the entry of the judgment if the court is reasonably satisfied after considering the application and evidence offered for or against the application that the foreign filing entity:(1)  is able and intends in good faith to cure the problems for which it has been found guilty;  and(2)  has not applied for the stay without just cause.(c)  A court shall stay an entry of judgment under Subsection (b) for the period the court determines is reasonably necessary to afford the foreign filing entity the opportunity to cure its problems if the entity acts with reasonable diligence.  The court may not stay the entry of the judgment for longer than 60 days after the date the court's findings are made.(d)  The court shall dismiss an action against a foreign filing entity that, during the period the action is stayed by the court under this section, cures the problems for which revocation is sought and pays all costs accrued in the action.(e)  If a court finds that a foreign filing entity has not cured the problems for which revocation is sought within the period prescribed by Subsection (c), the court shall enter final judgment requiring revocation of the foreign filing entity's registration.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 9.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 9 - Foreign Entities|Subchapter D. Judicial Revocation of Registration|Section 9.157. Opportunity for Cure After Affirmation of Findings by Appeals Court

Sec. 9.157.  OPPORTUNITY FOR CURE AFTER AFFIRMATION OF FINDINGS BY APPEALS COURT.  (a)  An appellate court that affirms a trial court's findings against a foreign filing entity under this subchapter shall remand the case to the trial court with instructions to grant the foreign filing entity an opportunity to cure the problems for which the entity has been found guilty if:(1)  the foreign filing entity did not make an application to the trial court for stay of the entry of the judgment;(2)  the appellate court is satisfied that the appeal was taken in good faith and not for purpose of delay or with no sufficient cause;(3)  the appellate court finds that the problems for which the foreign filing entity has been found guilty are capable of being cured;  and(4)  the foreign filing entity has prayed for the opportunity to cure its problems in the appeal.(b)  The appellate court shall determine the period, which may not be longer than 60 days after the date the case is remanded to the trial court, to be afforded to a foreign filing entity to enable the foreign filing entity to cure its problems under Subsection (a).(c)  The trial court to which an action against a foreign filing entity has been remanded under this section shall dismiss the action if, during the period prescribed by the appellate court for that conduct, the foreign filing entity cures the problems for which revocation is sought and pays all costs accrued in the action.(d)  If a foreign filing entity has not cured the problems for which revocation is sought within the period prescribed by the appellate court under Subsection (b), the judgment requiring revocation shall become final.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 9.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 9 - Foreign Entities|Subchapter D. Judicial Revocation of Registration|Section 9.158. Jurisdiction and Venue

Sec. 9.158.  JURISDICTION AND VENUE.  (a)  The attorney general shall bring an action for the revocation of the registration of a foreign filing entity under this subchapter in:(1)  a district court of the county in which the registered office or principal place of business of the filing entity in this state is located;  or(2)  a district court of Travis County.(b)  A district court described by Subsection (a) has jurisdiction of the action for revocation of the registration of the foreign filing entity.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 9.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 9 - Foreign Entities|Subchapter D. Judicial Revocation of Registration|Section 9.159. Process in State Action

Sec. 9.159.  PROCESS IN STATE ACTION.  Citation in an action for the involuntary revocation of a foreign filing entity's registration under this subchapter shall be issued and served as provided by law.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 9.160 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 9 - Foreign Entities|Subchapter D. Judicial Revocation of Registration|Section 9.160. Publication of Notice

Sec. 9.160.  PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 17.032, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, if process in an action under this subchapter is returned not found, the attorney general shall publish notice on the public information Internet website maintained as required by Section 72.034, Government Code, and in a newspaper in the county in which the registered office of the foreign filing entity in this state is located.  The notice must contain:(1)  a statement of the pendency of the action;(2)  the title of the court;(3)  the title of the action; and(4)  the earliest date on which default judgment may be entered by the court.(b)  Notice under this section must be published on the public information Internet website for at least two consecutive weeks and in a newspaper at least once a week for two consecutive weeks.  Notice may be published at any time after the citation has been returned.(c)  The attorney general may include in a published notice the name of each foreign filing entity against which an action for involuntary revocation is pending in the same court.(d)  Not later than the 10th day after the date notice under this section is first published, the attorney general shall send a copy of the notice to the appropriate foreign filing entity at the foreign filing entity's registered office in this state.  A certificate from the attorney general regarding the sending of the notice is prima facie evidence that notice was sent under this section.(e)  Unless a foreign filing entity has been served with citation, a default judgment may not be taken against the entity before the 31st day after the date the notice is first published.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 10.01, eff. June 1, 2020.|
TX Bus Orgs § 9.161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 9 - Foreign Entities|Subchapter D. Judicial Revocation of Registration|Section 9.161. Filing of Decree of Revocation Against Foreign Filing Entity

Sec. 9.161.  FILING OF DECREE OF REVOCATION AGAINST FOREIGN FILING ENTITY.  (a)  The clerk of a court that enters a decree revoking the registration of a foreign filing entity shall file a certified copy of the decree in accordance with Chapter 4.(b)  A fee may not be charged for the filing of a decree under this section.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 9.162 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 9 - Foreign Entities|Subchapter D. Judicial Revocation of Registration|Section 9.162. Applicability of Subchapter to Foreign Limited Liability Partnerships

Sec. 9.162.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER TO FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS.  This subchapter applies to a partnership registered as a foreign limited liability partnership to the same extent as it applies to a foreign filing entity.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 64 (H.B. 1319), Sec. 31, eff. January 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 9.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 9 - Foreign Entities|Subchapter E. Business, Rights, and Obligations|Section 9.201. Business of Foreign Entity

Sec. 9.201.  BUSINESS OF FOREIGN ENTITY.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a foreign entity may not conduct in this state a business or activity that is not permitted by this code to be transacted by the domestic entity to which it most closely corresponds, unless other law of this state authorizes the entity to conduct the business or activity.(b)  A foreign business trust may engage in a business or activity permitted by this code to be transacted by a limited liability company.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 688 (H.B. 1737), Sec. 48, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Bus Orgs § 9.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 9 - Foreign Entities|Subchapter E. Business, Rights, and Obligations|Section 9.202. Rights and Privileges

Sec. 9.202.  RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES.  A foreign nonfiling entity or a foreign filing entity registered under this chapter enjoys the same but no greater rights and privileges as the domestic entity to which it most closely corresponds.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 9.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 9 - Foreign Entities|Subchapter E. Business, Rights, and Obligations|Section 9.203. Obligations and Liabilities

Sec. 9.203.  OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES.  Subject to this code and other laws of this state and except as provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 1, in any matter that affects the transaction of intrastate business in this state, a foreign entity and each member, owner, or managerial official of the entity is subject to the same duties, restrictions, penalties, and liabilities imposed on a domestic entity to which it most closely corresponds or on a member, owner, or managerial official of that domestic entity.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 9.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 9 - Foreign Entities|Subchapter E. Business, Rights, and Obligations|Section 9.204. Right of Foreign Entity to Participate in Business of Certain Domestic Entities

Sec. 9.204.  RIGHT OF FOREIGN ENTITY TO PARTICIPATE IN BUSINESS OF CERTAIN DOMESTIC ENTITIES.  A vote cast or consent provided by a foreign entity with respect to its ownership or membership interest in a domestic entity of which the foreign entity is a lawful owner or member, and the foreign entity's participation in the management and control of the business and affairs of the domestic entity to the extent of the participation of other owners or members, are not invalidated if the foreign entity does not register to transact business in this state in accordance with this chapter, subject to all law governing a domestic entity, including the antitrust law of this state.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 64 (H.B. 1319), Sec. 32, eff. January 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 9.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 9 - Foreign Entities|Subchapter F. Determination of Transacting Business in This State|Section 9.252. Other Activities

Sec. 9.252.  OTHER ACTIVITIES.  The list provided by Section 9.251 is not exclusive of activities that do not constitute transacting business in this state for the purposes of this code.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|
TX Bus Orgs § 9.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business Organizations Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 9 - Foreign Entities|Subchapter G. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 9.301. Applicability of Code to Certain Foreign Entities

Sec. 9.301.  APPLICABILITY OF CODE TO CERTAIN FOREIGN ENTITIES.  (a)  Except as provided by a statute described by this subsection, the provisions of this code governing a foreign entity apply to a foreign entity registered or granted authority to transact business in this state under:(1)  a special statute that does not contain a provision regarding a matter provided for by this code with respect to a foreign entity;  or(2)  another statute that specifically provides that the general law for the granting of a registration or certificate of authority to the foreign entity to transact business in this state supplements the special statute.(b)  Except as provided by a special statute described by Subsection (a), a document required to be filed with the secretary of state under the special statute must be signed and filed in accordance with Chapter 4.|Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.|