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Foreign LLC guide · Texas

Registering an Out-of-State LLC in Texas (2026): Fees and the 3 Best Services

Our 2026 recommendation for registering a foreign LLC in Texas, best first: Mainstay Filing ($199), TX Registered Agent.org ($199) and Texas Registered Agent.ai ($199). Bringing a foreign LLC into Texas means paying $750; the state is 41st of 50 on this measure.

Compiled by the LLC Factbook editors

The Texas fee sheet

41st of fifty for the state side of registering
First place is the smallest bill, sharing the place. Fifty states in one table

Report, per cycle

None
Public Information Report

State charges, years one to three

$750
Only the state's charges across three years

Our Texas recommendations

The methodology explains the order. Three-year service fees count 34%, the filings a price covers count 26%, and renewal price, fit with Texas rules and fee labeling make up the rest.
Top of the book

1. Mainstay Filing: best for companies adding a second state

Service $199; renewal $149 a year

Mainstay Filing is our first choice because the Texas registration is filed for $199 beyond the state's charge, with the first agent year included.

Compared with TX Registered Agent.org, the three-year service bill is $100 higher, and more of the required filings are handled.

After the free first year, agent service is $149 annually in every state.

What the price buys

  • Your registration is prepared and filed
  • No charge for the registered agent in the first year
  • Serves all fifty states

In its favor

  • Works for your next state too
  • A service fee of $199
  • First-year agent duty is covered

Against it

  • A renewal $50 higher than TX Registered Agent.org's
Local pick

2. TX Registered Agent.org: best for a thrifty Texas filing

Service $199; renewal $99 a year

In second place we have TX Registered Agent.org, because a $199 service fee and a $99 agent renewal in Texas.

What the price buys

  • The Texas registration prepared and filed
  • A year of agent service

In its favor

  • You do not pay an agent fee during year one
  • Then $99 per year
  • $199 above the state fee

Against it

  • Limited to Texas, so a separate agent is needed at home
Local pick

3. Texas Registered Agent.ai: best for a smaller agent renewal

Service $199; renewal $99 a year

In third place we have Texas Registered Agent.ai, because a $199 service fee and a $99 agent renewal in Texas.

Price for price, it equals TX Registered Agent.org.

What the price buys

  • The Texas registration prepared and filed
  • A year of agent service

In its favor

  • You do not pay an agent fee during year one
  • $199 above the state fee
  • Then $99 per year

Against it

  • Limited to Texas, so a separate agent is needed at home

3 services in one table

No.ServiceFirst-year feeFrom year twoService charges, three years
1 Mainstay Filing $199$149/yr$497 Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 TX Registered Agent.org $199$99/yr$397 Visit TX Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 Texas Registered Agent.ai $199$99/yr$397 Visit Texas Registered Agent.aiPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Company price pages, copied November 12, 2026. Add the $750 state fee to each row.

Registration cost calculator

The registration fee is $750; the service's prices are added to it.
$1,247 is what 3 years with Mainstay Filing adds up to; $750 goes to the state and $497 to the service.

Texas next to the states ranked around it

PlaceStateThree-year foreign LLC fees
40thMaryland$700
41stMississippi$750
41stTexas$750
43rdNevada$775
44thOregon$825
Foreign LLC fees by state lists every state, least expensive first.

How a foreign LLC registers in Texas (2026)

To register, an out-of-state LLC submits the Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 304) to the Texas Secretary of State and pays $750.

Following registration it submits the Public Information Report, May 15.

What to gather first

  • The home-state legal name and the date of formation.
  • A registered agent within the state (included with every pick).
  • Money for the $750 registration fee.

Operating unregistered: the risks

A suit filed before registration is barred until the registration is on file (BOC 9.051(b)). Contracts it has already signed still stand (BOC 9.051(c)).

The reasoning behind the order

Mainstay Filing won by scoring higher on paperwork the price takes on, worth 26%, with TX Registered Agent.org close behind.

Covering several states outweighed TX Registered Agent.org's smaller renewal.

Texas FAQ

What fee does a foreign LLC pay to register with Texas?

$750 as the official fee. Hiring one adds $199.

Which form does Texas use to register a foreign LLC?

Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 304), submitted to the Texas Secretary of State.

Does a foreign LLC owe anything every year?

Yes, the Public Information Report.

What are the consequences of operating there without registering?

A suit filed before registration is barred until the registration is on file (BOC 9.051(b)). Contracts it has already signed still stand (BOC 9.051(c)).

Does Texas require a registered agent of a foreign LLC?

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Who should register my foreign LLC?

We would pick Mainstay Filing (a $199 service fee in whichever state you choose, plus a free first year of agent service), followed by TX Registered Agent.org and Texas Registered Agent.ai.

More on this state

Sources for this chapter

  1. Texas yearly filing: Annual report, official source comes from comptroller.texas.gov; page opened October 2026
  2. Texas report due date comes from statutes.capitol.texas.gov; page opened August 2026
  3. Tex comes from sos.texas.gov; page opened August 2026
  4. Texas registered agent statute comes from sos.texas.gov; page opened October 2026
  5. Texas Secretary of State, foreign entities FAQ comes from sos.state.tx.us; page opened October 2026
  6. Form 304 instructions comes from sos.state.tx.us; page opened October 2026
  7. Business Organizations Code, Chapter 9 comes from statutes.capitol.texas.gov; page opened October 2026
  8. Texas Comptroller, franchise tax comes from comptroller.texas.gov; page opened October 2026
  9. Texas Business Organizations Code, Chapter 9 comes from tcss.legis.texas.gov; page opened November 2026
  10. Maryland Business Express comes from egov.maryland.gov; page opened October 2026
  11. Business Express fee schedule comes from egov.maryland.gov; page opened October 2026
  12. Corporations and Associations § 4A-1002, registration comes from mgaleg.maryland.gov; page opened October 2026
  13. Corporations and Associations § 4A-1009, activities that are comes from mgaleg.maryland.gov; page opened October 2026
  14. Corporations and Associations § 4A-1007, effect of not comes from mgaleg.maryland.gov; page opened October 2026
  15. Tax-Property § 11-101, annual report comes from mgaleg.maryland.gov; page opened October 2026
  16. Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services comes from sos.ms.gov; page opened October 2026
  17. Business filing fee schedule comes from sos.ms.gov; page opened October 2026
  18. Business FAQs comes from sos.ms.gov; page opened October 2026
  19. Start Your Business in Mississippi comes from sos.ms.gov; page opened October 2026
  20. Mississippi annual reports comes from sos.ms.gov; page opened October 2026
  21. Registered agents comes from sos.ms.gov; page opened October 2026
  22. Nevada Secretary of State, limited-liability companies comes from nvsos.gov; page opened October 2026
  23. Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 86 comes from leg.state.nv.us; page opened October 2026
  24. Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 77 comes from leg.state.nv.us; page opened October 2026
  25. Nevada LLC formation and registration packet comes from bizhub.nv.gov; page opened October 2026
  26. Annual list and State Business License instructions comes from bizhub.nv.gov; page opened October 2026
  27. Oregon Secretary of State, foreign LLC forms comes from sos.oregon.gov; page opened October 2026
  28. Application for Authority, form instructions comes from sos.oregon.gov; page opened October 2026
  29. Business Registry fee schedule comes from sos.oregon.gov; page opened October 2026
  30. Registered agents and service of process comes from sos.oregon.gov; page opened October 2026
  31. Oregon Revised Statutes, chapter 63 comes from oregonlegislature.gov; page opened October 2026
  32. Texas service page at Mainstay Filing, noted November 12, 2026
  33. Pricing page at TX Registered Agent.org, noted November 12, 2026
  34. Pricing page at Texas Registered Agent.ai, noted November 12, 2026