Texas Statutes
Title 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 12 - Administrative Powers

Subchapter A. Secretary of State

Section 12.001. Authority of Secretary of State - Sec. 12.001. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF STATE. (a) The secretary...

Section 12.002. Interrogatories by Secretary of State - Sec. 12.002. INTERROGATORIES BY SECRETARY OF STATE. (a) As necessary...

Section 12.003. Information Disclosed by Interrogatories - Sec. 12.003. INFORMATION DISCLOSED BY INTERROGATORIES. An interrogatory sent by...

Section 12.004. Appeals From Secretary of State - Sec. 12.004. APPEALS FROM SECRETARY OF STATE. (a) If the...

Section 12.005. Fee Waiver for New Veteran-Owned Business - Text of section effective until January 01, 2026 Sec. 12.005....

Subchapter B. Attorney General

Section 12.151. Authority of Attorney General to Examine Books and Records - Sec. 12.151. AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL TO EXAMINE BOOKS AND...

Section 12.152. Request to Examine - Sec. 12.152. REQUEST TO EXAMINE. To examine the business of...

Section 12.153. Authority to Examine Management of Entity - Sec. 12.153. AUTHORITY TO EXAMINE MANAGEMENT OF ENTITY. The attorney...

Section 12.154. Authority to Disclose Information - Sec. 12.154. AUTHORITY TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION. Information held by the...

Section 12.155. Forfeiture of Business Privileges - Sec. 12.155. FORFEITURE OF BUSINESS PRIVILEGES. A foreign filing entity...

Section 12.156. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 12.156. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A managerial official or other...

Subchapter C. Enforcement Lien

Section 12.201. Lien for Law Violations - Sec. 12.201. LIEN FOR LAW VIOLATIONS. (a) If a filing...

Subchapter D. Enforcement Proceedings

Section 12.251. Receiver - Sec. 12.251. RECEIVER. In a suit filed by this state...

Section 12.252. Foreclosure - Sec. 12.252. FORECLOSURE. (a) The attorney general may bring suit...

Section 12.253. Action Against Insolvent Entity - Sec. 12.253. ACTION AGAINST INSOLVENT ENTITY. When the attorney general...

Section 12.254. Suits by District or County Attorney - Sec. 12.254. SUITS BY DISTRICT OR COUNTY ATTORNEY. A district...

Section 12.255. Permission to Sue - Sec. 12.255. PERMISSION TO SUE. Before a petition may be...

Section 12.256. Examination and Notice - Sec. 12.256. EXAMINATION AND NOTICE. (a) The judge of a...

Section 12.257. Dismissal of Action - Sec. 12.257. DISMISSAL OF ACTION. (a) A suit authorized by...

Section 12.258. Liquidation of Insolvent Entity - Sec. 12.258. LIQUIDATION OF INSOLVENT ENTITY. (a) A court hearing...

Section 12.259. Extraordinary Remedies; Bond - Sec. 12.259. EXTRAORDINARY REMEDIES; BOND. The state has a right...

Section 12.260. Abatement of Suit - Sec. 12.260. ABATEMENT OF SUIT. An action or cause of...

Section 12.261. Provisions Cumulative - Sec. 12.261. PROVISIONS CUMULATIVE. Each right or remedy provided by...