Texas § 5.251 FAILURE TO DESIGNATE REGISTERED AGENT.

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§ 5.251 — FAILURE TO DESIGNATE REGISTERED AGENT.

Texas § 5.251

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Tex. Business Organizations Code Code Ann. § 5.251 (2026).

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Sec. 5.251. FAILURE TO DESIGNATE REGISTERED AGENT. The secretary of state is an agent of an entity for purposes of service of process, notice, or demand on the entity if:

(1)the entity is a filing entity or a foreign filing entity and:

(A)the entity fails to appoint or does not maintain a registered agent in this state; or

(B)the registered agent of the entity cannot with reasonable diligence be found at the registered office of the entity; or

(2)the entity is a foreign filing entity and:

(A)the entity's registration to do business under this code is revoked; or

(B)the entity transacts business in this state without being registered as required by Chapter 9 .

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Sec. 5.251. FAILURE TO DESIGNATE REGISTERED AGENT. The secretary of state is an agent of an entity for purposes of service of process, notice, or demand on the entity if:
(1) the entity is a filing entity or a foreign filing entity and:
(A) the entity fails to appoint or does not maintain a registered agent in this state; or
(B) the registered agent of the entity cannot with reasonable diligence be found at the registered office of the entity; or
(2) the entity is a foreign filing entity and:
(A) the entity's registration to do business under this code is revoked; or
(B) the entity transacts business in this state without being registered as required by Chapter 9 .