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How to register a foreign LLC in Texas

Registering a foreign LLC in Texas takes five steps and a $750 state fee, filed with the Texas Secretary of State.

The five steps

  1. Confirm the LLC is active at home. Texas does not ask an LLC for a certificate. Keep the LLC’s home-state filings current anyway.
  2. Line up a registered agent. It needs a street address in Texas. The services below include one for the first year.
  3. Complete Form 304, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company. Download it from the Texas Secretary of State.
  4. Pay $750. That is the official fee.
  5. Set up the yearly filing. Public Information Report (Texas Comptroller), no fee (due: may 15).

Documents checklist

  • Form 304, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
  • The Texas agent’s name and street address
  • The LLC’s exact legal name and formation date
  • Payment of $750

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Texas (2026)

Prefer not to do the steps yourself? These are the services for Texas.

  1. 1. Mainstay Filing $199 + the $750 state fee = $949; registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Texas checkout showed $1,016.13 in total on October 28, 2026, including the state’s required $50 expedite and $17.13 in state processing charges.
  2. 2. TX Registered Agent.org $199 + the $750 state fee = $949; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
  3. 3. Texas Registered Agent.ai $199 + the $750 state fee = $949; registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Texas page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Texas Secretary of State.

Texas guide questions

How do I register a foreign LLC in Texas?

Five steps: confirm the LLC is active, name an agent, complete Form 304, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company, pay $750 and set up the yearly filing.

Where do I send the Texas application?

To the Texas Secretary of State. The link above goes to its filing page.

Can a service do the Texas steps?

Yes: Mainstay Filing charges $199 plus the state fee and includes the agent for year one.

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