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Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 9.001 (2026)

Foreign Entities Required To Register

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Sec. 9.001. FOREIGN ENTITIES REQUIRED TO REGISTER. (a) To transact business in this state, a foreign entity must register under this chapter if the entity:

(1) is a foreign corporation, foreign limited partnership, foreign limited liability company, foreign business trust, foreign real estate investment trust, foreign cooperative, foreign public or private limited company, or another foreign entity, the formation of which, if formed in this state, would require the filing under Chapter 3 of a certificate of formation; or

(2) affords limited liability under the law of its jurisdiction of formation for any owner or member.

(b) A foreign entity described by Subsection (a) must maintain the entity's registration while transacting business in this state.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 2014–2026 · leading case: Greystar, LLC v. Melissa Adams, 426 S.W.3d 861 (Tex. App. 2014).
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Greystar, LLC v. Melissa Adams, 426 S.W.3d 861 (Tex. App. 2014). “” Tex. Bus. Org.Code Ann. § 9.001(a) (West 2012).”
Anglo-Dutch Petroleum Int'l, Inc. v. Case Funding Network, LP, 441 S.W.3d 612 (Tex. App. 2014). “Tex. Bus. Orgs.Code Ann. § 9.051(b) (Vernon 2011).”
Spirit Aerosystems v. Paxton, 142 F.4th 278 (5th Cir. 2025). “Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 9.001. On March 28, 2024, the Attorney General of Texas announced an investigation of alleged “manufacturing defects” and “concerning or dangerous incidents” involving Boeing 737 planes.”
Alfred L. Gaber v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n as Legal Title Tr. for Truman 2016 Title Trust, Its Successors & Assigns, & Fay Servicing, LLC (Tex. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “Bank (1) to foreclose on its lien and (2) to “conduct a non-judicial foreclosure sale of the Property pursuant to 4 See Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code Ann. § 9.001 (requiring foreign entities to register under Chapter 9 and to maintain that registration while transacting business in…”
David Goad v. Hancock Bank F/K/A Peoples First Cmty. Bank (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “1 5 Tex Bus Org. Code §§9.001 5 Tex Bus Org. Code §§9.”
Laurie B. Grady v. Nationstar Mortg. LLC, & U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n, as Tr. for Specialty Underwriting & Residential Fin. Trust Mortg. Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-BC5 (Tex. App. 2020). “See Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code Ann. § 9.001 (requiring foreign entities to register under Chapter 9 and to maintain that registration while transacting business in Texas).”
David Kerr & Gail Kerr v. the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co., N.A. as Tr. on Behalf of CWABS Asset-Backed Certificates Trust 2007-12 & Carrington Mortg. Servs., LLC (Tex. App. 2021). “Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code Ann. § 9.001 (a). The Kerrs contend that BoNYM trust company and BoNYM state bank failed to comply with these registration requirements as well and thus lacked the authority to seek foreclosure on the Bedford property.”
Acadian Props. Austin, LLC v. Kjmonte Investments, LLC (Tex. App. 2021). “” TEX.BUS.ORGS.CODE ANN. §§ 9.001(a)(b); 9.”
Shamrock Enter., LLC D/B/A FRSTeam Gulfcoast/LA v. Top Notch Movers, LLC (Tex. App. 2024). “” TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE ANN. §§ 9.001(a)(b); 9.”
Schneider v. Haley (N.D. Tex. 2025). “” TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE § 9.001(a)(1). However, the Code authorizes the attorney general — not individuals — to bring suit to recover amounts due to Texas under section 9.”
Shamrock Enter., LLC D/B/A Frsteam gulfcoast/la v. Top Notch Movers, LLC (Tex. 2026). “As Shamrock notes, the registration requirement applies when an entity “transact[s] business in this state,” 13 but “transacting business in interstate 10 TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE §§ 9.001 (identifying the foreign entities required to register to “transact business in this state”…”
Anglo-Dutch Petroleum Int'l, Inc & Anglo-Dutch (Tenge) LLC v. Case Funding Network, L.P., 3K P'ship, Prosperity Settlement Funding, Inc., Lawsuit Fin., LLC, Future Settlement Funding of SC, Inc., Robert M. Press, New Amsterdam Capital Partners, Inc., Ryan Brooks, Joseph Dinardo, Joseph Giurintano, Plaintif (Tex. App. 2014). “”[9] Accordingly, Texas law permits Prosperity and Anzar to bring 6 TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE ANN. § 9.051(b) (Vernon 2011).”
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Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 9.001(a): 1 case
Greystar, LLC v. Melissa Adams, 426 S.W.3d 861 (Tex. App. 2014). “” Tex. Bus. Org.Code Ann. § 9.001(a) (West 2012).”
Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 9.001(a)(1): 1 case
Schneider v. Haley (N.D. Tex. 2025). “” TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE § 9.001(a)(1). However, the Code authorizes the attorney general — not individuals — to bring suit to recover amounts due to Texas under section 9.”
Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 9.001(a)(b): 2 cases
Acadian Props. Austin, LLC v. Kjmonte Investments, LLC (Tex. App. 2021). “” TEX.BUS.ORGS.CODE ANN. §§ 9.001(a)(b); 9.”
Shamrock Enter., LLC D/B/A FRSTeam Gulfcoast/LA v. Top Notch Movers, LLC (Tex. App. 2024). “” TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE ANN. §§ 9.001(a)(b); 9.”
Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 9.001(b): 2 cases
Anglo-Dutch Petroleum Int'l, Inc. v. Case Funding Network, LP, 441 S.W.3d 612 (Tex. App. 2014). “Tex. Bus. Orgs.Code Ann. § 9.051(b) (Vernon 2011).”
Anglo-Dutch Petroleum Int'l, Inc & Anglo-Dutch (Tenge) LLC v. Case Funding Network, L.P., 3K P'ship, Prosperity Settlement Funding, Inc., Lawsuit Fin., LLC, Future Settlement Funding of SC, Inc., Robert M. Press, New Amsterdam Capital Partners, Inc., Ryan Brooks, Joseph Dinardo, Joseph Giurintano, Plaintif (Tex. App. 2014). “”[9] Accordingly, Texas law permits Prosperity and Anzar to bring 6 TEX. BUS. ORGS. CODE ANN. § 9.051(b) (Vernon 2011).”
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