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Foreign LLC guide · Texas

Texas Foreign LLCs (2026): Registration Fees and the 3 Best Services

The 2026 Texas entry for foreign LLC registration names Mainstay Filing ($199), Texas Registered Agent.ai ($199) and TX Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order. A foreign LLC pays Texas $750 up front; 41st of 50 over three years.

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Texas, as the state prices it

41stacross 50 states, foreign LLC feesCounted up from the least expensive (tie). Open the full table
Foreign registration fee
$750sos.state.tx.us as of October 2026
Report each cycle
NonePublic Information Report
State fees over three years
$750Three-year model for a foreign LLC

The services we would hire in Texas

Five published criteria, listed on the methodology page, decide the order.

1. Mainstay Filing: best for multi-state registrations

First on the listService $199, renewal $149/yr

Entry one is Mainstay Filing: $199 over the state fee, the registered agent free in year one, then $149 a year.

The premium over Texas Registered Agent.ai is $100 across three years, and more of the state's paperwork gets handled for it.

Agent service after the free year: $149 a year in any state.

In the price

  • The registration filing, handled for you
  • The registered agent role costs nothing in year one
  • One price, any state

Strengths

  • Covers your next state too
  • No agent charge in year one
  • $199 over the state fee

Weak points

  • A higher agent renewal ($149)
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2. Texas Registered Agent.ai: best for an inexpensive Texas filing

In-state optionService $199, renewal $99/yr

Entry 2 is Texas Registered Agent.ai: the Texas registration at $199 with a year of agent service, then $99 yearly.

In the price

  • A filing with the state office
  • A year of agent service

Strengths

  • A $99 renewal
  • $199 to register
  • First agent year in the price

Weak points

  • One state only
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3. TX Registered Agent.org: best for Texas registrations

In-state optionService $199, renewal $99/yr

Entry 3 is TX Registered Agent.org: the Texas registration at $199 with a year of agent service, then $99 yearly.

On price it ties with Texas Registered Agent.ai.

In the price

  • A filing with the state office
  • A year of agent service

Strengths

  • A $99 renewal
  • $199 to register
  • First agent year in the price

Weak points

  • One state only
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Prices in a row

#EntryYear-one priceYears two onService fees over three years
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.
Prices as the companies publish them, taken November 12, 2026. The state's $750 fee is not counted above.

Texas foreign LLC cost calculator

Registration fee $750, added to the service's prices.
3 years with Mainstay Filing comes to $1,247: $750 in state fees and $497 in service fees.

Texas among its neighbors in the rank

PositionStateThree-year foreign LLC fees
40thMaryland$700
41stMississippi$750
41stTexas$750
43rdNevada$775
44thOregon$825
All fifty rows: Foreign LLC fees by state.

The Texas filing for out-of-state LLCs

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

On a repeating basis it files the Public Information Report, May 15.

What to have ready

  • The exact legal name from the home state, plus the date of formation.
  • Someone to act as registered agent in Texas.
  • The $750 filing fee.

The price of not registering

A suit it tries to bring is blocked until registration is on file (BOC 9.051(b)). Its contracts stay valid (BOC 9.051(c)).

How the Texas order was set

Of the five criteria, requirements covered (28%) is where Mainstay Filing pulled ahead of Texas Registered Agent.ai in Texas.

Coverage of several states beat Texas Registered Agent.ai's lower renewal.

Questions on Texas

What does a foreign LLC pay to register in Texas?

$750 at the state office. Services here charge $199 more.

What is the foreign registration form in Texas?

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

What does a foreign LLC owe each year?

It files the Public Information Report.

What happens if the LLC operates there unregistered?

A suit it tries to bring is blocked until registration is on file (BOC 9.051(b)). Its contracts stay valid (BOC 9.051(c)).

Does a foreign LLC need a registered agent in Texas?

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

Who should handle the registration?

Mainstay Filing first, because it files the Texas registration at $199 beyond the state's fee, with year one of agent service thrown in. After it: Texas Registered Agent.ai and TX Registered Agent.org.

Other entries

Citations for this entry

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