Sec. 1803.155.  SERVICE ON SECRETARY OF STATE.  (a)  A service of process or pleading served on the secretary of state as the agent for a nonresident public safety solicitor, public safety entity, or public safety publication must be served in triplicate.
(b)  The secretary of state shall file one copy in the secretary of state's office and immediately forward the other copies by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the address of the nonresident, as shown on the nonresident's registration statement.
(c)  Service on the secretary of state shall be returned not later than the 30th day after the date of service.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.