Sec. 153.312.  REINSTATEMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION OR REGISTRATION.  (a)  A limited partnership the certificate of formation or registration of which has been terminated or revoked as provided by Section 153.311 may be relieved of the termination or revocation by filing the report required by Section 153.301, accompanied by the filing fees provided by Chapter 4.
(b)  If the limited partnership pays the fees required by Subsection (a) and all taxes, penalties, and interest due and accruing before termination or revocation, the secretary of state shall:
(1)  reinstate the certificate or registration of the limited partnership without judicial ascertainment;
(2)  change the status of the limited partnership to active; and
(3)  note the reinstatement on the record kept in the secretary's office relating to the limited partnership.
(c)  If the name of the limited partnership is not available at the time of reinstatement, the secretary of state shall require the limited partnership as a precondition to reinstatement to:
(1)  file an amendment to the partnership's certificate of formation;  or
(2)  in the case of a foreign limited partnership, amend its application for registration to adopt an assumed name for use in this state.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 84 (S.B. 1442), Sec. 56, eff. September 1, 2009.