Adopted Sections An agency may take final action on a section 30 days after a proposal has been published in the Texas Register. The section becomes effective 20 days after the agency files the correct document with the Texas Register, unless a later date is specified or unless a federal statute or regulation requires implementation of the action on shorter notice. If an agency adopts the section without any changes to the proposed text, only the preamble of the notice and statement of legal authority will be published. If an agency adopts the section with changes to the proposed text, the proposal will be republished with the changes. TITLE 1. ADMINISTRATION Part IV. Office of the Secretary of State Chapter 71. Office of the Secretary of State Practice and Procedure 1 TAC sec.71.10 The Office of the Secretary of State adopts sec.71.10, concerning Practice and Procedure, without changes to the proposed text as published in the July 16, 1993, issue of the Texas Register (18 TexReg 4547). Widespread use of the fax transmission and filing service offered by the secretary of state has decreased use of the agency's telex service. Because of the diminishing requests for telex service, the cost of maintaining and operating this service is no longer economically practical. Therefore, the secretary of state has deleted all references to its provision of telex services in sec.71.10. The section will function by no longer referring to telex services. No comments regarding the adoption of the amendment were received. Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6252-13, and the Government Code, sec.405.031, give the Office of the Secretary of State the authority to adopt rules of practice reasonably necessary to carry out its ministerial duties. This agency hereby certifies that the rule as adopted has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority. Issued in Austin, Texas, on August 13, 1993. TRD-9327438 Carmen Flores Director of the Corporations Section, Statutory Filing Division Office of the Secretary of States Office Effective date: September 7, 1993 Proposal publication date: July 16, 1993 For further information, please call: (512) 463-5701 Chapter 79. Corporations General Information and Correspondence 1 TAC sec.sec.79.13, 79.14, 79.18, 79.19 The Office of the Secretary of State adopts amendments to sec.sec.79.13, 79. 14, and 79.18, and new 79.19, concerning General Information and Correspondence, without changes to the proposed text as published in the July 16, 1993, issue of the Texas Register (18 TexReg 4547). House Bill 1239 added the Texas Limited Liability Company Act, Article 9.03, effective September 1, 1993, allowing limited liability companies to file documents with delayed effective dates and to abandon document filings in certain cases. Section 79.13 and sec.79.14 have been amended to include a reference to the Texas Limited Liability Company Act, Article 9.03. In addition, since the new article refers to the abandonment of document filings in certain cases, new sec.79.19 has been drafted to address procedures for all statutory abandonments. For purposes of clarification, sec.79.18 has been broadened to address not only computer record procedures for mergers with delayed effective dates, but also computer record procedures for all documents filed with delayed effective dates. The amendments to sec.79.13 and sec.79.14 concern documents submitted with delayed effective dates that become effective upon the occurrence of events or facts that may occur in the future. In addition, sec.79.18 addresses computer record procedures for the filing of all documents with delayed effective dates. New sec.79.19 sets forth computer records procedures for the statutory abandonment of documents. No comments regarding the adoption of amendments were received. The Texas Business Corporation Act, Article 9.03, gives the secretary of state the power and the authority reasonably necessary to enable the secretary of state to administer this act efficiently and to perform its duties imposed by this act. The amendments and new section are proposed under Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6252-13, which give the Office of the Secretary of State the authority to adopt rules of practice reasonably necessary to carry out its ministerial duties. This agency hereby certifies that the rule as adopted has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority. Issued in Austin, Texas, on August 13, 1993. TRD-9327439 Carmen Flores Director of the Corporations Section, Statutory Filing Division Office of the Secretary of State Effective date: September 7, 1993 Proposal publication date: July 16, 1993 For further information, please call: (512) 463-5701 Entity Name Availability 1 TAC sec.79.34 The Office of the Secretary of State adopts sec.79.34, concerning Words of Incorporation, without changes to the proposed text as published in the July 16, 1993, issue of the Texas Register (18 TexReg 4547). House Bill 1239 added the Texas Limited Liability Company Act, Article 9. 03, effective September 1, 1993, allowing limited liability companies to file documents with delayed effective dates, to abandon document filings in certain cases, provides for new words of organization for limited liability companies and professional limited liability companies. Section 79.34 has been amended to incorporate these new words of organization. Section 79.34 adds new words of organization for limited liability companies and professional limited liability companies. No comments regarding the adoption of the amendment were received. The Texas Business Corporation Act, Article 9.03, gives the secretary of state the power and authority reasonably necessary to enable the secretary of state to administer this act efficiently and to perform its duties imposed by this act. These amendments and new sections are proposed under Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6252-13, which give the Office of the Secretary of State the authority to adopt rules of practice reasonably necessary to carry out its ministerial duties. This agency hereby certifies that the rule as adopted has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority. Issued in Austin, Texas, on August 13, 1993. TRD-9327457 Carmen Flores Director of the Corporations Section, Statutory Filing Division Office of the Secretary of States Office Effective date: September 7, 1993 Proposal publication date: July 16, 1993 For further information, please call: (512) 463-5701