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Formation of Business Entities and Nonprofit Corporations Under the Texas Business Organizations Code:

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Form Number
Description
*201
 Certificate of Formation for a For-Profit Corporation - Form to be used to incorporate a for-profit corporation. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 6) (Word 144kb, PDF 128kb)
*202
 Certificate of Formation for a Nonprofit Corporation - Form to be used to incorporate a nonprofit corporation. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 8) (Word 152kb, PDF 142kb)
*203
 Certificate of Formation for a Professional Corporation - Form to be used to form a professional corporation. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 7) (Word 145kb, PDF 148kb)
*204
 Certificate of Formation for a Professional Association - Form to be used to form a professional association. Rev. 06-11 (# of pages - 7) (Word 160kb, PDF 96kb)
*205
 Certificate of Formation for a Limited Liability Company - Form to be used to form a limited liability company. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 6) (Word 158kb, PDF 98kb)
*206
 Certificate of Formation for a Professional Limited Liability Company - Form to be used to form a professional limited liability company. Rev. 06-11 (# of pages - 7) (Word 167kb, PDF 99kb)
*207
 Certificate of Formation for a Limited Partnership - Form to be used to form a limited partnership. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 6) (Word 155kb, PDF 88kb)
208
 Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Summary - Summary of the Texas Uniform Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act. Rev. 12-10 (# of pages - 2) (Word 38kb, PDF 30kb)

Registering Out-of-State Entities to Transact Business In Texas Under the Business Organizations Code:

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Form Number
Description
*301
 For-Profit Corporation Application for Registration - Application by a foreign for-profit corporation to transact business in Texas. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 7) (Word 149kb, PDF 102kb)
*302
 Nonprofit Corporation Application for Registration - Application by a foreign nonprofit corporation to transact business in Texas. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 8) (Word 190kb, PDF 99kb)
*303
 Professional Corporation Application for Registration - Application by a foreign professional corporation to transact business in Texas. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 8) (Word 158kb, PDF 140kb)
*304
 Limited Liability Company Application for Registration - Application by a foreign limited liability company to transact business in Texas. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 8) (Word 173kb , PDF 121kb)
*305
 Professional Limited Liability Company Application for Registration - Application by a foreign professional limited liability company to transact business in Texas. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 8) (Word 178kb, PDF 120kb)
*306
 Limited Partnership Application for Registration - Application by a foreign limited partnership to transact business in Texas. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 8) (Word 167kb, PDF 126kb)
*307
 Limited Liability Partnership Application for Registration - Application by a foreign limited liability partnership or limited liability limited partnership to transact business in Texas. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 6) (Word 115kb, PDF 67kb)
308
 Renewal of Limited Liability Partnership Application for Registration - Form for renewing the application of a limited liability partnership or a limited liability limited partnership to transact business in Texas. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 6) (Word 111kb, PDF 156kb)
*309
 Out-of-State Financial Institution Application for Registration - Application by an out-of-state financial institution to transact business in Texas. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 6) (Word 142kb, PDF 189kb)
311
 Professional Association Application for Registration - Application by a foreign professional association to transact business in Texas. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 9) (Word 159kb, PDF 79kb)
312
 BusinessTrust/Real Estate Investment Trust or Other Foreign Entity Application for Registration - Application by business trust, real estate investment trust or other foreign entity with limited liability to transact business in Texas. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 8) (Word 175kb, PDF 164kb)
313

Series Limited Liability Company Application for Registration – Application by a foreign series limited liability company to transact business in Texas. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 9) (Word 185kb, PDF 125kb)

Amending or Correcting a Filing Including Changing the Registered Agent or Registered Office or Resigning as Registered Agent:

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Form Number
Description
*401
 Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office - Form for changing the registered agent and/or registered office of any type entity. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 5) (Word 103kb, PDF 94kb)
401-A
 Consent of Registered Agent to Appointment - Form that may be used to evidence the consent of a person designated or appointed as registered agent. Rev. 12-09 (# of pages - 3) (Word 86kb, PDF 38kb)
402
 Statement of Resignation of Registered Agent - Form for use by the registered agent of an entity to resign the position. Rev. 01-10 (# of pages - 2) (Word 70kb, PDF 49kb)
403
 Articles/Certificate of Correction - Form for correcting a previous filing by any type entity. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 6) (Word 131kb, PDF 74kb)
406
 Amendment to Registration - Form for amending the registration of a foreign filing entity. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 5) (Word 100kb, PDF 306kb)
407
 Amendment to Registration - Foreign Limited Liability Partnership - Form for amending the registration of an out-of-state limited liability partnership. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 6) (Word 117kb, PDF 72kb)
408
 Statement of Change of Address by a Registered Agent - Form for a registered agent to change the registered office address. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 7) (Word 170kb, PDF 117kb)
411
 Amended Registration - Out-of-state Financial Institution - Form for amending the registration of an out-of-state financial institution. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 5) (Word 92kb, PDF 83kb)
412
 Amended Registration - Foreign Limited Partnership - Form for amending the registration of a foreign limited partnership. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 7) (Word 128kb, PDF 93kb)
414
 Restated Certificate of Formation with New Amendments - Form for filing a restated certificate of formation that is to take the place of the previous certificate of formation and that makes additional amendments to text. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 9) (Word 129kb, PDF 143kb)
415
 Restated Certificate of Formation without Further Amendments - Form for filing a restated certificate of formation that is to take the place of the previous certificate of formation as previously amended. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 6) (Word 99kb, PDF 112kb)
422
 Amendment to Registration To Disclose a Change Resulting from a Conversion or Merger - Form used to amend the registration of a foreign filing entity to effect a transfer of the registration to a successor entity after a merger or conversion. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 4) (Word 95kb, PDF 76kb)
*424
 Certificate of Amendment - Form for amending the certificate of formation of a domestic entity. (Online filings limited to name changes.) Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 8) (Word 135kb, PDF 129kb)
425
 Restriction on the Transfer of Shares - Form for filing a statement regarding a bylaw or agreement that restricts the transfer of shares or other securities by a for-profit corporation. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 4) (Word 75kb, PDF 44kb)
426
 Resolution Relating to a Series of Shares - Form for filing a statement relating to an action with respect to a series of shares by a for-profit corporation. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 4) (Word 77kb, PDF 49kb)
427
 Certificate of Abandonment - Form for abandoning a filed instrument that has not taken effect. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 3) (Word 71kb, PDF 38kb)
428
 Rejection of Appointment - Form that may be used by a person named as an entity’s registered agent to terminate the appointment as registered agent when the designation or appointment was made on or after January 1, 2010 and without that person’s consent. Rev. 01-10 (# of pages - 2) (Word 60kb, PDF 35kb)

Reserving or Registering a Name Under the Texas Business Organizations Code; Filing or Abandoning an Assumed Name:

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Form Number
Description
*501
 Name Reservation - Form for reserving a name for later use. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 4) (Word 108kb , PDF 97kb)
*502
 Name Registration - Form for registering the name of an out-of-state entity that is not qualified to transact business in the state. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 4) (Word 84kb, PDF 70kb)
*503
 Assumed Name - Form for filing an assumed name of an entity. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 5) (Word 125kb, PDF 74kb)
504
 Statement of Abandonment of an Assumed Name - Form for abandoning an assumed name certificate before the expiration of its term of registration. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 4) (Word 107kb, PDF 69kb)
505
 Renewal of Registration of an Entity Name - Form for renewal of registration of entity names. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 4) (Word 86kb, PDF 53kb)
506
 Notice of Transfer of Reservation of an Entity Name - Form for transferring an effective name reservation from the current applicant to another person. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 3) (Word 78kb, PDF 52kb)
507
 Notice of Withdrawal of Reservation of an Entity Name - Form for withdrawing a reserved name before the expiration of the reservation period. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 2) (Word 60kb , PDF 31kb)
508
 Notice of Withdrawal of Registration of an Entity Name - Form for withdrawing a current name registration before the expiration of the term of registration. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 2) (Word 60kb, PDF 34kb)
509
 Consent to Use of Similar Name - Form for the holder of an existing name to consent to the use of a similar name. Rev. 12-10 (# of pages - 2) (Word 72kb, PDF 271kb)

Termination of a Domestic Entity; Withdrawal or Termination of an Out-of-State Entity; Merger; Conversion:

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Form Number
Description
*608
 Certificate of Withdrawal - Form for surrendering the registration of a foreign filing entity, other than a foreign limited liability partnership, and withdrawing from the state. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 5) (Word 106kb, PDF 74kb)
*609
 Withdrawal of Foreign Limited Liability Partnership Registration - Form for withdrawing the registration of an out-of-state limited liability partnership. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 4) (Word 92kb, PDF 75kb)
612
 Termination of Registration - Form for terminating the registration of a foreign entity that has ceased to exist in its jurisdiction of formation. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 4) (Word 78kb, PDF 45kb)
621
 Certificate of Merger - Domestic Entity Divisional Merger - Form used to effect a merger that divides a Texas entity into two or more new Texas entities or other organizations. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 7) (Word 138kb, PDF 72kb)
622
 Certificate of Merger - Form used to effect a merger that combines one or more Texas entities with one or more organizations. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 8) (Word 200kb, PDF 92kb)
623
 Certificate of Merger - Parent-Subsidiary - Form used to effect a merger of a parent organization with a subsidiary organization when the parent is to survive the merger. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 7) (Word 202kb, PDF 91kb)
624
 Certificate of Merger for Nonprofit Corporation - Form used to effect a merger when each party to the merger is a nonprofit corporation. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 8) (Word 167kb, PDF 92kb)
631
 Certificate of Conversion of a Corporation Converting to a General Partnership - Form for converting a Texas for-profit or professional corporation to a domestic or foreign general partnership. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 5) (Word 108kb, PDF 82kb)
632
 Certificate of Conversion of a Corporation Converting to a Limited Liability Company - Form for converting a corporation to a limited liability company. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 5) (Word 115kb, PDF 61kb)
633
 Certificate of Conversion of a Corporation Converting to a Limited Partnership - Form for converting a corporation to a limited partnership. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 5) (Word 121kb, PDF 68kb)
634
 Certificate of Conversion of a Corporation Converting to a Real Estate Investment Trust - Form for converting a Texas for-profit or professional corporation to a domestic or foreign real estate investment trust. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 5) (Word 102kb, PDF 48kb)
635
 Certificate of Conversion of a Limited Liability Company Converting to a General Partnership - Form for converting a Texas limited liability company to a domestic or foreign general partnership. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 5) (Word 114kb, PDF 57kb)
636
 Certificate of Conversion of a Limited Liability Company Converting to a Corporation - Form for converting a limited liability company to a corporation. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 5) (Word 114kb, PDF 65kb)
637
 Certificate of Conversion of a Limited Liability Company Converting to a Limited Partnership - Form for converting a limited liability company to a limited partnership. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 5) (Word 123kb, PDF 66kb)
638
 Certificate of Conversion of a Limited Liability Company Converting to a Real Estate Investment Trust - Form for converting a Texas limited liability company to a domestic or foreign real estate investment trust. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 5) (Word 103kb, PDF 47kb)
641
 Certificate of Conversion of a Limited Partnership Converting to a General Partnership - Form for converting a Texas limited partnership to a domestic or foreign general partnership. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 5) (Word 114kb, PDF 56kb)
642
 Certificate of Conversion of a Limited Partnership Converting to a Limited Liability Company - Form for converting a limited partnership to a limited liability company. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 5) (Word 133kb, PDF 63kb)
643
 Certificate of Conversion of a Limited Partnership Converting to a Corporation - Form for converting a limited partnership to a corporation. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 5) (Word 123kb, PDF 66kb)
644
 Certificate of Conversion of a Limited Partnership Converting to a Real Estate Investment Trust - Form for converting a Texas limited partnership to a domestic or foreign real estate investment trust. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 5) (Word 112kb, PDF 56kb)
645
 Certificate of Conversion of a Professional Association Converting to a Professional Limited Liability Company - Form for converting a foreign or domestic professional association to a foreign or domestic professional limited liability company. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 6) (Word 120kb, PDF 80kb)
646
 Certificate of Conversion of a Texas General Partnership Converting to a Texas Filing Entity - Form for converting a Texas general partnership to a Texas filing entity. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 5) (Word 129kb, PDF 98kb)
647
 Information on Converting a Foreign Entity to a Texas Filing Entity – Summary of requirements under the Texas Business Organizations Code with checklist. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 2) (Word 72kb, PDF 56kb)
*651
 Certificate of Termination of a Domestic Entity - Form for terminating the existence of a domestic filing entity, other than a nonprofit corporation or cooperative association. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 5) (Word 144kb, PDF 104kb)
*652
 Certificate of Termination - Nonprofit Corporation or Cooperative Association - Form for terminating the existence of a nonprofit corporation or cooperative association. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 6) (Word 173kb, PDF 71kb)

Domestic Limited Liability Partnerships; Appointment of an Agent by Financial Institutions and Unincorporated Associations:

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Form Number
Description
*701
 Limited Liability Partnership Application - Form for registration of a domestic partnership as a limited liability partnership or limited liability limited partnership. Rev. 09-11 (# of pages - 3) (Word 91kb, PDF 93kb)
703
 Limited Liability Partnership Renewal - Form for renewing the registration of a domestic limited liability partnership. Rev. 09-11 (# of pages - 3) (Word 80kb, PDF 47kb)
704
 Notice of Withdrawal of Registration of a Texas Limited Liability Partnership - Form for withdrawing the registration of a Texas limited liability partnership before the expiration of its term of registration. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 4) (Word 82kb, PDF 76kb)
706
 Appointment of Statutory Agent - Form for a Texas financial institution, an unincorporated nonprofit association, or a defense base development authority to appoint an agent for service of process. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 4) (Word 88kb, PDF 58kb)
707
 Amendment of Appointment of Statutory Agent - Form for amending the statement appointing a statutory agent. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 4) (Word 94kb, PDF 62kb)
708
 Resignation of Appointed Statutory Agent - Form which may be used to resign as the agent for service of process of a Texas financial institution, an unincorporated nonprofit association, or a defense base development authority. Rev. 12-09 (# of pages - 2) (Word 72kb, PDF 56kb)
709
 Cancellation of Appointment of Statutory Agent - Form for canceling the appointment of a statutory agent of a Texas financial institution, an unincorporated nonprofit association, or a defense base development authority. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 2) (Word 75kb, PDF 68kb)
722
 Amendment to Registration of a Limited Liability Partnership - Form for amending a domestic limited liability partnership’s registration. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 4) (Word 101kb, PDF 60kb)

Reinstatement; Fee Schedule; Other Filing Aids:

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Form Number
Description
*801
 Application for Reinstatement and Request to Set Aside Tax Forfeiture - Form to be used by an entity when applying to reinstate its existence or registration after its forfeiture under the Tax Code. (Limited to tax forfeiture reinstatements.) Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 3) (Word 178kb, PDF 87kb)
805
 Statement of Event or Fact - Form for filing the statement required to effect a filing instrument when the effectiveness of the instrument was delayed on the occurrence of a future event or fact. Rev. 06-11 (# of pages - 4) (Word 73kb, PDF 40kb)
806
 Fee Schedule - Listing of all Corporations Section fees. Rev. 09-12 (# of pages - 5) (Word 163kb , PDF 67kb)
807
 Payment Form - Form for use in transmitting credit card, LegalEase, or client account payment information when filing documents by facsimile. Rev. 11-11 (# of pages - 1) (Word 137kb, PDF 60kb)
811
 Reinstatement - Form to be used by an entity in applying for reinstatement of its certificate of formation or its registration after the entity has been terminated or revoked for non-tax reasons. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 5) (Word 135kb , PDF 336kb)
812
 Statement of Operation as a Close Corporation - Form for filing statement that corporation is a close corporation that is operating pursuant to a shareholders’ agreement. Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 2) (Word 60kb, PDF 34kb)
813
 Statement Terminating Close Corporation Status - Form for filing statement that terminates the close corporation status of a Texas for-profit or professional corporation.  Rev. 05-11 (# of pages - 3) (Word 66kb , PDF 37kb)

Form to be Used by a Foreign Corporate Fiduciary to Appoint the Secretary of State as the Agent for Service of Process:

Form Number
Description
908
 Foreign Corporate Fiduciary Probate Code Filing - Form to be used by a foreign corporate fiduciary to comply with Section 105A of the Texas Probate Code to appoint the secretary of state as its agent for service of process and file a certificate of designation. Rev. 01-06 (# of pages - 4) (Word 88kb, PDF 84kb)