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Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 152.051 (2026)

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Sec. 152.051. PARTNERSHIP DEFINED. (a) In this section, "association" does not have the meaning of the term "association" under Section 1.002.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) and Section 152.053(a), an association of two or more persons to carry on a business for profit as owners creates a partnership, regardless of whether:

(1) the persons intend to create a partnership; or

(2) the association is called a "partnership," "joint venture," or other name.

(c) An association or organization is not a partnership if it was created under a statute other than:

(1) this title and the provisions of Title 1 applicable to partnerships and limited partnerships;

(2) a predecessor to a statute referred to in Subdivision (1); or

(3) a comparable statute of another jurisdiction.

(d) The provisions of this chapter govern limited partnerships only to the extent provided by Sections 153.003 and 153.152 and Subchapter H, Chapter 153.

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 33 cases (11 in the last 5 years), 2011–2026 · leading case: Super Starr Int'l, LLC v. Fresh Tex Produce, LLC, 531 S.W.3d 829 (Tex. App. 2017).
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Super Starr Int'l, LLC v. Fresh Tex Produce, LLC, 531 S.W.3d 829 (Tex. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code Ann. § 152.051 (b) (“An association of two or more persons to carry on a business for profit as owners creates a partnership, regardless of whether .”
Phap v. Nguyen, Andy Ngo & Dung T. Vu v. Manh Hoang & Dung Le, 507 S.W.3d 360 (Tex. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “” 4 Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code Ann. § 152.051 (b) (West 2012); Ingram v.”
Metroplexcore, LLC v. Parsons Transp., Inc., 743 F.3d 964 (5th Cir. 2014). “051(b) (“[A]n association of two or more persons to carry-on a business for profit as owners creates a partnership, regardless of whether: (1) the persons intend to create a partnership; or (2) the association is called a ‘partnership,’ ‘joint venture,’ or other name.”
Westside Wrecker Serv., Inc. v. Patricia Davis Skafi D/B/A Master Auto Body Shop & D/B/A North Loop Towing & Dwight Cannon D/B/A D.C. Wrecker, 361 S.W.3d 153 (Tex. App. 2011). “3d at 894 ; see also Tex. Bus. Org.Code Ann. § 152.051(b). But the parties did not associate for the purpose of carrying on a single business in which they each held an ownership interest; instead, the four separate businesses agreed to work together for their mutual, but…”
Enter. Prods. Partners, L.P. & Enter. Prods. Operating LLC v. Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. & Energy Transfer Fuel, L.P., 529 S.W.3d 531 (Tex. App. 2017). “the persons intend to create a part-nership_” Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code Ann. § 152.051 (b) (West 2012).”
Cavu/Rock Props. Proj. I, LLC v. Gold Star Constr., Inc. (In re Cavu/Rock Props. Proj. I, LLC), 516 B.R. 414 (Bankr. W.D. Tex. 2014). · cites it 4× “” Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code Ann. § 152.051 (West 2011).”
Advanced Nano Coatings, Inc. v. Joseph Hana, 478 F. App'x 838 (5th Cir. 2012). “” Tex. Bus. Org.Code AnN. § 152.051(b). However, persons doing business under an assumed name “may not maintain in a court of [Texas] an action or proceeding arising out of a contract or act in which an assumed name was used until an original, new, or renewed certificate has…”
Gordon Westergren, Sandy Westergren, Richard Helmle, Carole Helmle, Chris Miller, Kimberly Miller, Peter Sundt, & Brian Johnson v. Houston Pilots Ass'n, 566 S.W.3d 7 (Tex. App. 2018). “2009); see Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code Ann. § 152.051 (b) (West 2012).”
Shore Chan Bragalone Depumpo LLP v. Greenwich Ins., 904 F. Supp. 2d 592 (N.D. Tex. 2012). “Tex. Bus. Org Code § 152.051(b) (“[A]n association of two or more persons to carry on a business for profit as owners creates a partnership, regardless of whether: (1) the persons intend to create a partnership; or (2) the association is called a ‘partnership,’ ‘joint venture,’…”
Lopez v. Hernandez (In re Hernandez), 565 B.R. 367 (Bankr. W.D. Tex. 2017). “Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code Ann. § 152.051 . Section 152.”
David Tubb & Superior Shooting Sys., Inc., Appellants/Cross-Appellees v. Aspect Int'l, Inc. & James Sterling, Appellees/Cross-Appellants (Tex. App. 2017). · cites it 5× “See TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE ANN. § 152.051(b) (West 2012).”
David Tubb & Superior Shooting Sys., Inc., Appellants/Cross-Appellees v. Aspect Int'l, Inc. & James Sterling, Appellees/Cross-Appellants (Tex. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “See TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE ANN. § 152.051(b) (West 2012).”
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— Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 152.051(b) — 15 cases
Metroplexcore, LLC v. Parsons Transp., Inc., 743 F.3d 964 (5th Cir. 2014). “051(b) (“[A]n association of two or more persons to carry-on a business for profit as owners creates a partnership, regardless of whether: (1) the persons intend to create a partnership; or (2) the association is called a ‘partnership,’ ‘joint venture,’ or other name.”
Westside Wrecker Serv., Inc. v. Patricia Davis Skafi D/B/A Master Auto Body Shop & D/B/A North Loop Towing & Dwight Cannon D/B/A D.C. Wrecker, 361 S.W.3d 153 (Tex. App. 2011). “3d at 894 ; see also Tex. Bus. Org.Code Ann. § 152.051(b). But the parties did not associate for the purpose of carrying on a single business in which they each held an ownership interest; instead, the four separate businesses agreed to work together for their mutual, but…”
Advanced Nano Coatings, Inc. v. Joseph Hana, 478 F. App'x 838 (5th Cir. 2012). “” Tex. Bus. Org.Code AnN. § 152.051(b). However, persons doing business under an assumed name “may not maintain in a court of [Texas] an action or proceeding arising out of a contract or act in which an assumed name was used until an original, new, or renewed certificate has…”
Shore Chan Bragalone Depumpo LLP v. Greenwich Ins., 904 F. Supp. 2d 592 (N.D. Tex. 2012). “Tex. Bus. Org Code § 152.051(b) (“[A]n association of two or more persons to carry on a business for profit as owners creates a partnership, regardless of whether: (1) the persons intend to create a partnership; or (2) the association is called a ‘partnership,’ ‘joint venture,’…”
David Tubb & Superior Shooting Sys., Inc., Appellants/Cross-Appellees v. Aspect Int'l, Inc. & James Sterling, Appellees/Cross-Appellants (Tex. App. 2016). “See TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE ANN. § 152.051(b) (West 2012).”
— Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 152.051(b)(1) — 3 cases
David Tubb & Superior Shooting Sys., Inc., Appellants/Cross-Appellees v. Aspect Int'l, Inc. & James Sterling, Appellees/Cross-Appellants (Tex. App. 2016). “See TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE ANN. § 152.051(b) (West 2012).”
David Tubb & Superior Shooting Sys., Inc., Appellants/Cross-Appellees v. Aspect Int'l, Inc. & James Sterling, Appellees/Cross-Appellants (Tex. App. 2017). “See TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE ANN. § 152.051(b) (West 2012).”
Robert G. Houle v. Casco Investments, Inc. & Jose Luis Casillas JLC Ventures, Inc. (Tex. App. 2019).
— Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 152.051(b)(2) — 1 case
David Tubb & Superior Shooting Sys., Inc., Appellants/Cross-Appellees v. Aspect Int'l, Inc. & James Sterling, Appellees/Cross-Appellants (Tex. App. 2017). “See TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE ANN. § 152.051(b) (West 2012).”
— Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 152.051(c) — 2 cases
Super Starr Int'l, LLC v. Fresh Tex Produce, LLC, 531 S.W.3d 829 (Tex. App. 2017). “Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code Ann. § 152.051 (b) (“An association of two or more persons to carry on a business for profit as owners creates a partnership, regardless of whether .”
Daniel Ogbonna & Kingsley Ekworomadu, Olimax Grp. Inc., Olimax Mfg., LLC & Royalbrave Inc. v. Nelia Cruickshank (Tex. App. 2023).
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