1. (a) Words of incorporation include "company," "corporation," "incorporated," and, in the case of a foreign corporation, "limited," and their acceptable abbreviations. The acceptable abbreviations are, respectively: "Co.," "Corp.," "Inc.," and "Ltd." The words "companies," "corporations," "incorporation," and "unlimited" when used alone do not satisfy the statutory requirements for words of incorporation.
2. (b) Words of organization of a domestic or foreign limited partnership include "limited partnership," "limited," and their acceptable abbreviations. The acceptable abbreviations are, respectively: "L.P." or "Ltd." The words "limited partnerships" or other variations of the statutory terms when used alone are not acceptable.
3. (c) The words of organization of a domestic or foreign limited liability company are "Limited Liability Company" or "Limited Company." The acceptable abbreviations are: "L.L.C.," "LLC," "LC," or "L.C." In addition, the word "Limited" may be abbreviated as "Ltd." or "LTD" and the word "Company" may be abbreviated as "Co." The words "Limited" or "Company" or other variations of the statutory terms when used alone are not acceptable.
4. (d) The words of organization of a domestic or foreign professional limited liability company are "Professional Limited Liability Company." The acceptable abbreviations are: "P.L.L.C." or "PLLC."
5. (e) Neither the words nor the abbreviations of the words of incorporation or organization listed in subsections (a), (b), (c), or (d) of this section may be used as a sufficient basis to distinguish among otherwise deceptively similar or same names.

Source Note:The provisions of this §79.34 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective September 15, 1981, 6 TexReg 3249; amended to be effective January 2, 1992, 16 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective September 7, 1993, 18 TexReg 5657; amended to be effective February 18, 1998, 23 TexReg 1529.