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Filing a foreign LLC in Texas
To file a foreign LLC in Texas, send Form 304, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company and the $750 fee to the Texas Secretary of State.
The filing packet
| Item | Texas requirement | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Application | Form 304, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company | Download from the office |
| Filing fee | $750 | Paid to the state |
| Home-state certificate | Not required for an LLC | Nothing to order |
| Registered agent | A registered agent with a Texas street address | Named on the application |
Where it goes
- Receiving office
- Texas Secretary of State
- Application
- Form 304, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company
- Fee
- $750
Paying for it
Mainstay’s Texas checkout adds the state’s required $50 expedite to the filing.
Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Texas (2026)
A service can assemble and send this packet. For Texas these are the three we would choose.
1. Mainstay Filing
$199 + $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. TX Registered Agent.org
$199 + $750 state fee = $949
Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
3. Texas Registered Agent.ai
$199 + $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.
Texas filing questions
Where do I file a foreign LLC in Texas?
With the Texas Secretary of State. Its filing page is linked in the table above.
What do I attach to the Texas filing?
Nothing beyond Form 304, Application for Registration of a Foreign Limited Liability Company and the fee. Texas does not ask an LLC for a home-state certificate.
What does the Texas filing cost?
$750 to the state. A filing service adds its own $199.
Sources
- Texas Secretary of State, foreign entities FAQ: www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/foreignfaqs.shtml, checked October 8, 2026
- Form 304 instructions (foreign LLC registration): www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/instructions/304.shtml, checked October 8, 2026
- Fee schedule, Form 806: www.sos.texas.gov/corp/forms/806_boc.pdf, checked October 8, 2026
- Business Organizations Code, Chapter 9: statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BO/htm/BO.9.htm, checked October 8, 2026
- Texas Comptroller, franchise tax: comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/franchise/, checked October 8, 2026