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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.

(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. 2019).

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Asset Prot. & Sec. Servs., L.P. v. Virginia Armijo, 570 S.W.3d 377 (Tex. App. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 (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 (Tex. App. 2018). · cites it 3× “3, 14 STATUTES PAGE TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE § 5.201. ...........”

Inlog, Inc. v. Ryder Truck Rental, Inc. (Tex. App. 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. (W.D. Tex. 2023).

U.S. Energy Mgmt., Inc. & Bradley R. Hitchcock v. JRB Int'l, L.P., & Robert Brewer (Tex. App. 2017).

Turbo Restaurants, LLC v. Reid's Refrigeration Inc. D/B/A Reid's A/C & Heat (Tex. App. 2022).

Cor 1558 Props., LLC v. Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. (Tex. App. 2023).

GS Holistic LLC v. B Over 21 Inc (N.D. Tex. 2024).

— Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201(a)(1)(2) — 1 case

Acadian Props. Austin, LLC v. Kjmonte Investments, LLC (Tex. App. 2021).

— Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201(a)(2) — 2 cases

Katy Venture, LTD & Katy Mgmt., L.L.C. v. Cremona Bistro Corp. (Tex. App. 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. 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. 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 (Tex. App. 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 (Tex. App. 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 (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 (Tex. App. 2023).

Wwlc Inv., L.P. v. Sorab Miraki (Tex. 2021).

Pem-Air Turbine Engine Servs. LLC v. Gupta (N.D. Tex. 2021).

Oyler v. Auspero Enter., LP (W.D. Tex. 2022).

Quality Operating Co., LLC, D/B/A Bob's Containers v. Tonica Maria Lomax (Tex. App. 2025).

— Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201(b)(2) — 1 case

— Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201(c)(1) — 1 case

Am. Servs. U.S. LLC v. Identity Built, LLC (Tex. App. 2025).

— Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201(d) — 1 case

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