Will the state make me name a registered agent?
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Statute: Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201. sos.texas.gov, last seen October 2026
What does the state require of an agent?
A Texas resident, including an owner, officer or employee, or an organization registered or authorized in Texas with a business office at the registered office. The company cannot be its own agent, and the agent has to consent.
If you qualify, you can do it yourself at no cost.
How much per year for an agent?
Prices start at $99 to $149 a year, and three years total $297 to $447.
Naming a different agent doesn't change any state fee.
What does an agent do for the LLC?
It accepts legal papers and state notices for your company, using an address in Texas.
If papers arrive and nobody accepts them, a case may move ahead without you. A closer look at service of process
What does the state want from the LLC annually?
Plan for the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report (no fee, annual). It's due May 15, so add the date to your calendar.
comptroller.texas.gov, last seen October 2026
What's behind the ranking?
Work taken off your hands, worth 31%, put Mainstay Filing first.
Together, cost across three years and work taken off your hands make up 64% of the score.
It's the only pick that works in all fifty states, which pays off the day your LLC registers elsewhere.
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