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Texas foreign LLC requirements

Texas asks a foreign LLC for Form 304, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company and a $750 fee; it does not require a good-standing certificate.

Requirements at a glance

RequirementTexas
ApplicationForm 304, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
Filed withTexas Secretary of State
Fee$750
Good-standing certificateNot required for an LLC
Certificate age limitNot applicable
Registered agentA registered agent with a Texas street address
Yearly filingPublic Information Report (Texas Comptroller), no fee (due: may 15)

Good standing

Texas is one of 14 states that do not ask an LLC for a good-standing certificate, so there is no home-state order to place.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Texas (2026)

#ServiceService feeTexas feeAgent
1Mainstay Filing$199$750Year one included, then $149/yr
2TX Registered Agent.org$199$750Year one included, then $99/yr
3Texas Registered Agent.ai$199$750Year one included, then $99/yr

Mainstay Filing: 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.

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.

Every year after

Public Information Report (Texas Comptroller), no fee (due: may 15). Keep the registered agent current as well; each service above includes the first year.

Texas questions

Does Texas require a good-standing certificate?

Not for an LLC.

What does a foreign LLC file every year in Texas?

Public Information Report (Texas Comptroller), no fee (due: may 15).

What is the fee to register a foreign LLC in Texas?

$750. A $199 filing service adds to that.

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