Sec. 9.002.  FOREIGN ENTITIES NOT REQUIRED TO REGISTER.  (a)  A foreign entity not described by Section 9.001(a) may transact business in this state without registering under this chapter.
(b)  Subsection (a) does not relieve a foreign entity from the duty to comply with applicable requirements under other law to file or register.
(c)  A foreign entity is not required to register under this chapter if other state law authorizes the entity to transact business in this state.
(d)  A foreign unincorporated nonprofit association is not required to register under this chapter.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.