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- Physical Presence in Texas
- Enter the earliest date this entity had a physical presence in Texas using the format MM/DD/YYYY. Check all business activities that apply. These descriptions are based on Rule 3.586.
Definitions of Activities
- Place of business
- Maintain a place of business, manufacturing plant, office, warehouse or retail outlet, owned or leased
- Performance of a contract
- Performance of a contract with its own employees, local labor or subcontracted with another
- Delivery/Transportation
- Facilities, vehicles, employees, or representatives for transportation of passengers or property in Texas, including the service, maintenance, and repairs of vehicles or other equipment and coordinating/directing the transportation of passengers or property
- Warranty work
- Warranty work with own employees or third party
- Real/Personal Property
- Hold, acquire, lease or dispose of any Texas property
- Personal property
- Hold, acquire, lease, install, erect, modify, maintain, repair or dispose of real or personal property used or located in Texas
- General partner
- General partner in a general partnership or limited partnership that is doing business in Texas
- Shows
- Staging of or participation in shows, theatrical performances, sporting events or other events in Texas
- Inventory
- Storing goods in Texas including consigned goods, spot inventory for convenient delivery
- Loan production activities
- Solicit sales/loan contracts, gathering financial data, makes credit checks, collecting accounts, repossessing or other financial activities in Texas with own employees, independent contractors or agents
- Solicitation
- Promote sales/service using employees, independent contractors, agents or other representatives
- Employees/independent representatives
- Employees/independent representatives including temporary employees, contractors, agents
- Processing, manufacturing and storing goods
- Assembling, processing, manufacturing or storing goods in Texas
- Processing and shipment
- Send materials to Texas manufacturer, processor, repairer or printer to be processed, stored in completed form awaiting orders for shipment
- Advertising
- Enter Texas to purchase, place or display advertising when it is for the benefit of another in the ordinary course of business
- Provide a service
- Provide a service through employees, independent contractors, agents or other representatives
- Sell and license software in Texas
- Manage or operate business from Texas
- Federal enclave
- Doing business in Texas even if the area is leased, owned or controlled by the federal government
- Holding company
- Maintain place of business, manage, direct and/or perform services for subsidiaries or related entities
- Franchisors
- Contracts where a franchisee is granted the right to engage in business under a marketing plan/system substantially prescribed by the franchisor or if franchisee's business is substantially associated with the franchisor's brand, service mark or other commercial symbol
Economic Presence in Texas
See Rule 3.586 for further details.
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