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Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201 (2026)

Designation And Maintenance Of Registered Agent And Registered Office

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Sec. 5.201. DESIGNATION AND MAINTENANCE OF REGISTERED AGENT AND REGISTERED OFFICE. (a) Each filing entity and each foreign filing entity shall designate and continuously maintain in this state:

(1) a registered agent; and

(2) a registered office.

(b) The registered agent:

(1) is an agent of the entity on whom may be served any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the entity;

(2) may be:

(A) an individual who:

(i) is a resident of this state; and

(ii) has consented in a written or electronic form to be developed by the office of the secretary of state to serve as the registered agent of the entity; or

(B) an organization, other than the filing entity or foreign filing entity to be represented, that:

(i) is registered or authorized to do business in this state; and

(ii) has consented in a written or electronic form to be developed by the office of the secretary of state to serve as the registered agent of the entity; and

(3) must maintain a business office at the same address as the entity's registered office.

(c) The registered office:

(1) must be located at a street address where process may be personally served on the entity's registered agent;

(2) is not required to be a place of business of the filing entity or foreign filing entity; and

(3) may not be solely a mailbox service or a telephone answering service.

(d) A registered agent that is an organization must have an employee available at the registered office during normal business hours to receive service of process, notice, or demand. Any employee of the organization may receive service at the registered office.

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. 28, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1123 (H.B. 1787), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2010.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1151 (H.B. 2047), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 67 cases (40 in the last 5 years), 2010–2026 · leading case: Asset Prot. & Sec. Servs., L.P. v. Virginia Armijo, 570 S.W.3d 377 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2019).
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Asset Prot. & Sec. Servs., L.P. v. Virginia Armijo, 570 S.W.3d 377 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2019). · cites it 3× “APS contends that the failure to identify Chris Wells as an agent for C T Corporation establishes a defect on the face of the record.”
Paramount Credit Inc., D/B/A 5 Star Autoplex v. Kimberly Montgomery, 420 S.W.3d 226 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2013). · cites it 2× “By statute, Texas domestic corporations must “designate and continuously maintain in this state (1) a registered agent; and (2) a registered office.” Id. § 5.201(a). “The registered agent .”
Anita Saint & Jonathan Saint v. Samuel B. Bledsoe & Dale Rose, Adm'r of the Est. of Blake M. Bledsoe, 416 S.W.3d 98 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2013). · cites it 2× “3d at 466 ; see TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE ANN. § 5.201 ( West 2012 ).”
NETCO, INC. v. Montemayor, 352 S.W.3d 733 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2011). · cites it 2× “See *741 TEX. BUS. ORGS.CODE ANN. §§ 5.201, 5.202 (West 2010).”
Katy Venture, Ltd. & Katy Mgmt., L.L.C. v. Cremona Bistro Corp., 469 S.W.3d 160 (Tex. 2015). “See Tex. Bus. ORG. Code § 5.201(a)(2), (c)(1) (requiring a filing entity to “designate and continuously maintain .”
Michelle Henderson v. Repub of TX Biker Rally, Inc, 672 F. App'x 383 (5th Cir. 2016). “See Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code Ann. §§ 5.201 , 5.255(1).”
Copeland v. State Farm Ins. Co., 657 F. App'x 237 (5th Cir. 2016). “106(a); Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code §§ 5.201, 5.255. In setting aside the clerk’s entry of default, the district court held that Liberty Mutual was not properly served because someone other than the company’s agent signed the return receipt.”
Master Capital Solutions Corp. v. Sergio Rene Sanchez Araujo, Lorena Armida Beltran Juarez & Grupo Promotor Setresa S. De RL. De C v., 456 S.W.3d 636 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2015). “Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code Ann. §§ 5.201 (b), 5.”
John Walker v. Transfrontera CV de SA, 634 F. App'x 422 (5th Cir. 2015). “See Tex. Bus. Orgs.Code §§ 5.201, 9.001. But again, this failure does not create a justification for Walker’s counsel to ignore the docket of his client’s case and fail to keep the district court informed about the difficulties of serving process on Transfrontera.”
Jean Michel Szabuniewicz, Individually & in His Capacity as Former Tr. of the Oak Lawn Inv. Trust, Oak Lawn Gen. Inc., Oak Lawn Holdings I, L.P., Texas Urban Props., Ltd., Texas Urban GP, Inc., Oak Lawn Med. Props., L.P., Willow Park Constr., Inc., & Guar. Fin. Co. v. Todd May, in His Capacity as Tr. of the Beverly Trust, No. 02-25-00625-CV (June 25, 2026). · cites it 4× “See Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201(a). “A corporation’s registered agent may be an individual or a corporation, and, in either case the registered agent must maintain a business office at the corporation’s registered office address.”
WWLC Inv., L.P. v. Sorab Miraki, & Tom Wylie, No. 05-17-01126-CV (Tex. App.—Dallas May 21, 2018). · cites it 3× “3, 14 STATUTES PAGE TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE § 5.201. ...........”
Inlog, Inc. v. Ryder Truck Rental, Inc., No. 02-19-00283-CV (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Apr. 16, 2020). · cites it 3× “Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code Ann. §§ 5.201 (a)(1), (b)(1), 5.”
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Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201(a): 9 cases
Dennis v. Eryngo Hills Apts., No. 1:22-cv-00683 (W.D. Tex. June 6, 2023).
U.S. Energy Mgmt., Inc. & Bradley R. Hitchcock v. JRB Int'l, L.P., & Robert Brewer, No. 05-16-00505-CV (Tex. App.—Dallas Apr. 26, 2017).
Turbo Restaurants, LLC v. Reid's Refrigeration Inc. D/B/A Reid's A/C & Heat, 657 S.W.3d 490 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2022).
Cor 1558 Props., LLC v. Sunbelt Rentals, Inc., No. 13-22-00487-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg July 13, 2023).
GS Holistic LLC v. B Over 21 Inc, No. 3:23-cv-00882 (N.D. Tex. Nov. 20, 2024).
Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201(a)(1)(2): 1 case
Acadian Props. Austin, LLC v. Kjmonte Investments, LLC, 650 S.W.3d 98 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2021).
Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201(a)(2): 2 cases
Katy Venture, Ltd. & Katy Mgmt., L.L.C. v. Cremona Bistro Corp., 469 S.W.3d 160 (Tex. 2015). “See Tex. Bus. ORG. Code § 5.201(a)(2), (c)(1) (requiring a filing entity to “designate and continuously maintain .”
Katy Venture, LTD & Katy Mgmt., L.L.C. v. Cremona Bistro Corp., No. 05-13-00048-CV (Tex. App. July 29, 2015).
Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201(b): 15 cases
Asset Prot. & Sec. Servs., L.P. v. Virginia Armijo, 570 S.W.3d 377 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2019). “APS contends that the failure to identify Chris Wells as an agent for C T Corporation establishes a defect on the face of the record.”
Paramount Credit Inc., D/B/A 5 Star Autoplex v. Kimberly Montgomery, 420 S.W.3d 226 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2013). “By statute, Texas domestic corporations must “designate and continuously maintain in this state (1) a registered agent; and (2) a registered office.” Id. § 5.201(a). “The registered agent .”
WWLC Inv., L.P. v. Sorab Miraki, & Tom Wylie, No. 05-17-01126-CV (Tex. App.—Dallas May 21, 2018). “3, 14 STATUTES PAGE TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE § 5.201. ...........”
Turbo Restaurants, LLC v. Reid's Refrigeration Inc. D/B/A Reid's A/C & Heat, 657 S.W.3d 490 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2022).
Jean Michel Szabuniewicz, Individually & in His Capacity as Former Tr. of the Oak Lawn Inv. Trust, Oak Lawn Gen. Inc., Oak Lawn Holdings I, L.P., Texas Urban Props., Ltd., Texas Urban GP, Inc., Oak Lawn Med. Props., L.P., Willow Park Constr., Inc., & Guar. Fin. Co. v. Todd May, in His Capacity as Tr. of the Beverly Trust, No. 02-25-00625-CV (June 25, 2026). “See Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201(a). “A corporation’s registered agent may be an individual or a corporation, and, in either case the registered agent must maintain a business office at the corporation’s registered office address.”
Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201(b)(1): 9 cases
Buc-Ee's, LTD. v. David DeGroot, No. 13-23-00084-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi–Edinburg July 27, 2023).
Wwlc Inv., L.P. v. Sorab Miraki, No. 20-0173 (Tex. June 18, 2021).
Pem-Air Turbine Engine Servs. LLC v. Gupta, No. 3:21-cv-00180 (N.D. Tex. Dec. 21, 2021).
Oyler v. Auspero Enter., LP, No. 5:21-cv-01057 (W.D. Tex. Apr. 1, 2022).
Quality Operating Co., LLC, D/B/A Bob's Containers v. Tonica Maria Lomax, No. 07-24-00356-CV (Tex. App.—Amarillo May 1, 2025).
Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201(b)(2): 1 case
Paramount Credit Inc., D/B/A 5 Star Autoplex v. Kimberly Montgomery, 420 S.W.3d 226 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2013). “By statute, Texas domestic corporations must “designate and continuously maintain in this state (1) a registered agent; and (2) a registered office.” Id. § 5.201(a). “The registered agent .”
Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201(c)(1): 1 case
Am. Servs. U.S. LLC v. Identity Built, LLC, No. 01-23-00540-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] May 1, 2025).
Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201(d): 1 case
Asset Prot. & Sec. Servs., L.P. v. Virginia Armijo, 570 S.W.3d 377 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2019). “APS contends that the failure to identify Chris Wells as an agent for C T Corporation establishes a defect on the face of the record.”
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