Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 16.002 – Inapplicability of Chapter

(a) This chapter does not apply to the registration or use of a livestock brand or other indicia of ownership of goods that do not qualify as a mark.
(b) Except as provided by this subsection, a trade name is not registrable under this chapter. If a trade name is also a service mark or trademark, the trade name is registrable as a service mark or trademark.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 563 (H.B. 3141), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2012.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 762 (S.B. 1033), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.