Except as provided by Section 4001.056(d) or Subchapter A, Chapter 4005, a dealer or other person or company, including a corporation or firm, may not, directly or through the dealer's or other person's or company's agents, offer for sale, sell, or make a sale of any securities in this state unless the dealer or other person or company is first registered as provided by this chapter. (V.A.C.S. Art. 581-12, Subsec. A (part).)
Tex. Gov't. Code § 4004.051