AMARILLO, Tex. — George P. Bush, a nephew of former President George W. Bush, has filed papers indicating that he intends to run for statewide office in Texas, the first official step toward public office for a young lawyer whom many Texas Republicans view as one of their dynamic future stars.

Mr. Bush, 36, whose father, Jeb, is a former Florida governor, filed paperwork with the Texas Ethics Commission in Austin on Wednesday appointing a campaign treasurer, a requirement of any candidate seeking state-level office. The filing came nearly 12 years after his uncle left the Governor’s Mansion in Austin to become the 43rd president of the United States.

Mr. Bush left blank the section where candidates list the offices they are seeking. Some political operatives close to him say that Mr. Bush has not yet made a decision on what position to run for in the 2014 elections. Although many believe that he is likely to run for state land commissioner or attorney general, other offices are not out of the question.

Mr. Bush lives in Fort Worth, and he has been working in the background of Texas politics for years. He was a co-founder of the Hispanic Republicans of Texas, a political action committee that recruits and supports Hispanic Republican candidates and officeholders. Mr. Bush’s mother, Columba Bush, is Mexican-American.