(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), “agent” includes a person or company employed, appointed, or authorized by a dealer to sell, offer for sale or delivery, solicit subscriptions to or orders for, or deal in any other manner in, securities in this state directly or through a subagent.
(b) If a corporation or partnership is registered as a dealer under this title, an officer of the corporation or partner of the partnership is not deemed an agent solely because of the officer’s or partner’s status as an officer or partner of that entity.

Terms Used In Texas Government Code 4001.052

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
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