(a) When required by Chapter 9, a foreign professional entity must file an application for registration to transact business in this state.
(b) The secretary of state may accept an application filed under Subsection (a) only if:
(1) the name and purpose of the foreign professional entity stated in the application comply with this title and Chapters 2 and 5; and
(2) the application states that the jurisdiction of formation of the foreign professional entity permits reciprocal admission of an entity formed under this code.

Terms Used In Texas Business Organizations Code 301.005

  • Business: means a trade, occupation, profession, or other commercial activity. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
  • Entity: means a domestic entity or foreign entity. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
  • Foreign: means , with respect to an entity, that the entity is formed under, and the entity's internal affairs are governed by, the laws of a jurisdiction other than this state. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Professional entity: has the meaning assigned by § 301. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
  • Secretary: means the:
    (A) individual designated as secretary of an entity under the entity's governing documents; or
    (B) officer or committee of persons authorized to perform the functions of secretary of an entity without regard to the designated name of the officer or committee. See Texas Business Organizations Code 1.002
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