Tex. Bus. Org. Code § 1.103 : BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS CODE — GENERAL PROVISIONS — DEFINITIONS AND OTHER GENERAL PROVISIONS — DETERMINATION OF APPLICABLE LAW — Entities Not Formed By Filing Instrument TEXT PDF If the formation of an entity does not occur when a certificate of formation or similar instrument filed with the secretary of state or with a foreign governmental authority takes effect, the law governing the entity's formation and internal affairs is the law of the entity's jurisdiction of formation. Tex. Bus. Org. Code § 1.103 Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/2006.