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Class 3 · Texas

Foreign LLC Registration Class, Texas (2026): 4 Assignments and the 3 Best Services

If you want help registering an LLC from another state in Texas in 2026, the top grades go to TX Registered Agent.org ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and Texas Registered Agent.ai ($199), in that order. Plan on 4 assignments and a $750 filing fee.

Taught by the Formation Class faculty

Class overview

Cost to register$750Look at sos.state.tx.us for yourself; we read it in October 2026
Yearly filingNonePublic Information Report
Three-year state cost$750Service fees not included
Assignment count4Each one explained

You will leave able to

  • When the rule kicks in
  • The official form and fee
  • The recurring filing
  • Which services we recommend and why

Who we would hire in Texas

The teacher's five criteria are on how we grade, and they decide the order.
Start with this one

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

$199 to register, $99 per year after

The class favorite is TX Registered Agent.org, because $199 above the state fee to register, then $99 a year.

Since Mainstay Filing costs more across three years, this service ends up on top.

Covered by the tuition

  • The filing is done for you
  • One year of agent service is part of the price

Strengths

  • Agent covered in year one
  • $99 yearly from year two
  • $199 and the state fee

Weak spots

  • Serves Texas alone
Any state

2. Mainstay Filing: best for a string of registrations

$199 to register, $149 per year after

Mainstay Filing makes a respectable second: $199 on top of the state fee in any state, with year one of the agent included.

Three years of tuition run $100 above TX Registered Agent.org, and tuition is 30% of the grade.

After year one, agent service costs $149 a year.

Covered by the tuition

  • The registration filing
  • The registered agent costs nothing in year one
  • The same price in each state

Strengths

  • Registered agent is free in year one
  • One price anywhere
  • $199 to register

Weak spots

  • Agent renews at $149, $50 above TX Registered Agent.org
Texas specialist

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

$199 to register, $99 per year after

Grade number 3 belongs to Texas Registered Agent.ai, where $199 above the state fee to register, then $99 a year.

Its prices match TX Registered Agent.org's, so either works.

Covered by the tuition

  • The filing is done for you
  • One year of agent service is part of the price

Strengths

  • $199 and the state fee
  • $99 yearly from year two
  • Agent covered in year one

Weak spots

  • Serves Texas alone

Grades and prices together

#ServiceFirst yearFrom year twoThree-year total
1TX Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397Visit TX Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Texas Registered Agent.ai$199$99/yr$397Visit Texas Registered Agent.aiPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Listed prices, read November 13, 2026. Every row also owes the $750 state fee.

The class, assignment by assignment

  1. Assignment
    1

    Is Texas registration needed?

    An LLC formed in another state has to register with Texas before it does business there. Skipping registration has a price: Until it registers, the LLC cannot sue in Texas's courts (BOC 9.051(b)). The agreements are not voided (BOC 9.051(c)).

    Textbook page: Look at comptroller.texas.gov for yourself; we read it in October 2026

  2. Assignment
    2

    Arrange a Texas registered agent

    Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a street address where papers can be handed to the agent during normal business hours. A mailbox service or answering service alone does not qualify.

    Each of the graded services serves as the registered agent.

    Textbook page: Look at sos.texas.gov for yourself; we read it in October 2026

  3. Assignment
    3

    Work up the Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company

    Filing it is registering, and the state bills $750.

    Textbook page: Look at sos.state.tx.us for yourself; we read it in October 2026

  4. Assignment
    4

    What comes after

    The repeat assignment is the Public Information Report, May 15.

The bill

EntryPayeeCost
Registering the LLCThe state$750
Service fees (optional)Service$199 in year one
Three-year state totalThe state$750
Filing fee plus two later reports plus any minimum tax makes the state's three-year total. The pages listed below show where each figure came from.

How we graded the Texas picks

What decided it was tuition across three years, which carries 30% of the grade.

TX Registered Agent.org comes to $397 across three years, a saving of $100 next to Mainstay Filing.

What students ask

What will it cost to register a foreign LLC in Texas?

$750 to the state. Service fees: $199.

Which form do I file to register?

The Texas Secretary of State takes this form from foreign LLCs.

What if the LLC does business there without registering?

Until it registers, the LLC cannot sue in Texas's courts (BOC 9.051(b)). The agreements are not voided (BOC 9.051(c)).

What is due after registering?

The Public Information Report keeps the registration alive.

Which services are in this lesson?

This class grades TX Registered Agent.org, Mainstay Filing and Texas Registered Agent.ai.

Which service should handle the registration?

TX Registered Agent.org, because registration costs $199 plus state fees, and the first agent year is already paid. Behind it come Mainstay Filing and Texas Registered Agent.ai.

Related classes

Textbook pages and extra reading

  1. If you want proof of the Texas yearly filing: Annual report, official source facts, comptroller.texas.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in October 2026.
  2. If you want proof of the Texas report due date facts, statutes.capitol.texas.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in August 2026.
  3. If you want proof of the Tex facts, sos.texas.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in August 2026.
  4. If you want proof of the Texas registered agent statute facts, sos.texas.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in October 2026.
  5. If you want proof of the Texas Secretary of State, foreign entities FAQ facts, sos.state.tx.us is the page to read, and we last read it in October 2026.
  6. If you want proof of the Form 304 instructions facts, sos.state.tx.us is the page to read, and we last read it in October 2026.
  7. If you want proof of the Business Organizations Code, Chapter 9 facts, statutes.capitol.texas.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in October 2026.
  8. If you want proof of the Texas Comptroller, franchise tax facts, comptroller.texas.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in October 2026.
  9. If you want proof of the Texas Business Organizations Code, Chapter 9 facts, tcss.legis.texas.gov is the page to read, and we last read it in November 2026.
  10. TX Registered Agent.org's pricing page, read on November 13, 2026
  11. Mainstay Filing's Texas service page, read on November 13, 2026
  12. Texas Registered Agent.ai's pricing page, read on November 13, 2026