LLC in Another State

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Living in Texas with an LLC formed elsewhere

If your LLC was formed outside Texas and does business here, it generally registers with the Texas Secretary of State as a foreign LLC. The fee is $750.

Do I have to register?

Texas expects an out-of-state LLC doing business here to register. What counts as doing business is set by statute; the sources below cite it. The registration is Form 304, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company.

Formed in Wyoming, Delaware or Nevada?

The state fees add up like this before any service fee or yearly charge.

LLC formed inFormation feeTexas foreign feeState fees together
Wyoming$100$750$850
Delaware$110$750$860
Nevada$425$750$1,175

Formation fees are the state’s published figures; Nevada’s includes the initial list and state business license filed with the articles.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Texas (2026)

Want it handled? For Texas, in order.

  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.

What you keep up

Public Information Report (Texas Comptroller), no fee (due: may 15). You also keep a registered agent in Texas.

Texas questions

Can I run an LLC from Texas if it was formed in another state?

You can, but Texas generally expects the LLC to register as a foreign LLC if it does business there. The the Texas Secretary of State takes the filing.

What does Texas charge a foreign LLC?

$750.

Do I need paper from the state where I formed?

Not for an LLC. Texas does not ask for a home-state certificate.

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