Texas Business Organizations Code 9.158 – Jurisdiction and Venue
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(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.
Terms Used In Texas Business Organizations Code 9.158
- 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
- Filing entity: means a domestic entity that is a corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, professional association, cooperative, or real estate investment trust. 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
- Foreign filing entity: means a foreign entity, other than a foreign limited liability partnership, that registers or is required to register as a foreign entity under Chapter 9. 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.