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Texas Foreign LLC Fees (2026): Data on File and the 3 Best Services

For a foreign LLC registration in Texas in 2026, rank the services Mainstay Filing ($199), Texas Registered Agent.ai ($199) and TX Registered Agent.org ($199). Registration: $750 at the Texas Secretary of State; no recurring report. Three-year rank: 41st of 50.

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Texas: state side

41ston the 50-state sheet, foreign LLCsSmall number, small bill, level with other states. See the whole table
Fee to register
$750sos.state.tx.us [October 2026]
Report
NonePublic Information Report
Total owed to the state, 3 yrs
$750Registration fee plus two years of reports

Who we would hire in Texas

Five criteria set the order; three-year fees and filings covered weigh most (method has the rest).

1. Mainstay Filing: best for one fee in any added state

First choice$199 to register; $149/yr after

Mainstay Filing takes first: $199 service fee in any state; year-one agent service costs nothing.

Expect to pay $100 more than Texas Registered Agent.ai over three years, with fewer filings left to you.

The free year ends; $149 a year begins, whichever state it is.

What the fee covers

  • Registration filed on your behalf
  • Registered agent: no fee in year one
  • One fee, any state

Pros

  • Registered agent free in year one
  • $199 plus state fee
  • Covers your next state too

Cons

  • Agent renews at $149, $50 above Texas Registered Agent.ai
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2. Texas Registered Agent.ai: best for adding just Texas

In-state option$199 to register; $99/yr after

#2 is Texas Registered Agent.ai: registration $199 plus state fees; agent covered in year one.

What the fee covers

  • Registration prepared and submitted
  • A year of agent service

Pros

  • Agent covered in year one
  • $99 a year for the agent after
  • $199 to register

Cons

  • One state only
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3. TX Registered Agent.org: best for a local filer

In-state option$199 to register; $99/yr after

#3 is TX Registered Agent.org: registration $199 plus state fees; agent covered in year one.

Price for price, equal to Texas Registered Agent.ai.

What the fee covers

  • Registration prepared and submitted
  • A year of agent service

Pros

  • $99 a year for the agent after
  • Agent covered in year one
  • $199 to register

Cons

  • One state only
Visit TX Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

The ranking as numbers

#ServiceYr 1Yr 2+Service fees, 3 yrs
1Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Texas Registered Agent.ai$199$99/yr$397Visit Texas Registered Agent.aiPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3TX Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397Visit TX Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Company price pages, pulled November 12, 2026. Texas charges $750 to register, separate from every service.

Registration and upkeep by year

Registration fee $750; service fees are added.
Mainstay Filing, 3 years: $1,247 ($750 state, $497 service).

Texas next to nearby ranks

RkStateThree-year foreign LLC fees
40thMaryland$700
41stMississippi$750
41stTexas$750
43rdNevada$775
44thOregon$825
The full ranking uses one method for all fifty states.

Texas foreign registration: fee, form, office

$750 plus the Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 304), to the Texas Secretary of State.

After registration it files the Public Information Report, May 15.

Gather these

  • Name and formation date as the home state lists them.
  • A named registered agent at a local street address.
  • Payment of the $750 registration fee.

Cost of not registering

State courts will not hear a suit from an unregistered LLC (BOC 9.051(b)). Its contracts continue to hold (BOC 9.051(c)).

Basis for the order

Scope of the price settled first place in Texas. It carries 29% of the score; the other criteria are service bill over three years, renewal step, state rule match, fee transparency.

A foreign LLC lives in two states, and coverage decided the order.

Questions

Fee for a foreign LLC to register in Texas?

$750 as the official fee. Services here charge $199 more.

Foreign registration form for Texas?

Use the Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 304); it goes to the Texas Secretary of State.

Anything due yearly from a foreign LLC?

Yes, the Public Information Report.

What if the LLC works there unregistered?

State courts will not hear a suit from an unregistered LLC (BOC 9.051(b)). Its contracts continue to hold (BOC 9.051(c)).

Texas: a registered agent for a foreign LLC?

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

Which service do you pick for foreign registration?

Pick Mainstay Filing: $199 plus Texas's fee, then $149 a year for the agent from year two. Next: Texas Registered Agent.ai and TX Registered Agent.org.

Related files

Basis for this page

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