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Registered agent guide · Texas

Texas Registered Agent Route (2026): Rules, State Fees and the 3 Best Agents

Texas, 2026, a registered agent: start with Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), Texas Registered Agent.ai ($99 a year) and TX Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), in the order given. Every Texas LLC has to carry a registered agent, though the state collects no yearly report toll.

Surveyed by the Filing Mapper team

Texas survey figures

1st

by the one-year odometer, of 50

Counted from the lightest toll up, same mile as other states. See the full map

Registered agent required
Yes
sos.texas.gov (surveyed October 2026)
Recurring report
No fee
The checkpoint closes, in the state's words: May 15. comptroller.texas.gov (surveyed October 2026)
State toll, one year
$0
What the state tolls in a typical year

Texas: services on the route

How the stops were ordered: cost over three years, steps covered, renewal, Texas fit, fee labeling (method).

1. Mainstay Filing: best for one agent along the whole route

First on the route$149 a lap (renewal $149)

Begin at Mainstay Filing, since a flat $149 yearly fare from a provider that runs in every state.

Three laps with it cost $150 more than with Texas Registered Agent.ai; coverage is weighted 27%, and the extra stops it handles make up the difference.

The fare covers

  • A street address that serves as your registered office
  • If papers are served on the company, they are scanned the same business day at no cost
  • Letters from government offices are scanned free, the first three each year
  • The same service runs for corporations, partnerships and nonprofits

On the plus side

  • $149 yearly, no step up
  • Any state, one fare

On the minus side

  • $50 extra a lap against Texas Registered Agent.ai
  • An agent-only ticket, so the reports stay with the owner
Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

2. Texas Registered Agent.ai: best for a small agent budget

Built for Texas$99 a lap (renewal $99)

Texas Registered Agent.ai sits at stop 2 because $99 a year buys an agent whose office address lies inside the state.

The fare covers

  • Location in Texas on the public map
  • Papers served are scanned into your account

On the plus side

  • A smaller yearly fare than Mainstay Filing
  • A flat $99/yr

On the minus side

  • Texas and no farther
  • The Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report checkpoint is not cleared for you
Visit Texas Registered Agent.aiPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

3. TX Registered Agent.org: best for an office address on the route

Built for Texas$99 a lap (renewal $99)

TX Registered Agent.org sits at stop 3 because $99 a year buys an agent whose office address lies inside the state.

Texas Registered Agent.ai charges the same fares.

The fare covers

  • Location in Texas on the public map
  • Papers served are scanned into your account

On the plus side

  • A flat $99/yr
  • A smaller yearly fare than Mainstay Filing

On the minus side

  • Texas and no farther
  • The Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report checkpoint is not cleared for you
Visit TX Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

The 3 stops compared

StopProviderYearly rateRenewal rateProvider cost, three years
1Mainstay Filing$149$149/yr$447Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2Texas Registered Agent.ai$99$99/yr$297Visit Texas Registered Agent.aiPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3TX Registered Agent.org$99$99/yr$297Visit TX Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

We read every provider's price page on November 12, 2026. State tolls stay put with any agent.

Upkeep route calculator

Each agent fare is paired with the state tolls that repeat (the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report beginning in year two). The opening fee is not in the total.

3 years with Mainstay Filing: $447 in all, split $0 state and $447 provider.

Texas and the stops on either side of it

MileStateYearly state fees
1stOhio$0
1stSouth Carolina$0
1stTexas$0
11thNew York$4.50
12thPennsylvania$7

Registered agent rules by state plots all fifty, least expensive first.

Texas registered agent requirements by statute

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.

Eligible agents: 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. The sign points to Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201.

Yearly state tolls on a Texas LLC

No toll every year for the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, May 15; the state writes to the address of your registered agent about it.

Reasoning for the order

Steps the service takes over (27%) is the criterion on which Mainstay Filing outscored Texas Registered Agent.ai here.

Texas Registered Agent.ai charges less, but reach across states scored higher.

Questions along the way

Does every Texas LLC have to carry a registered agent?

Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Who is allowed to serve as the registered agent on a Texas route?

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.

What does registered agent service cost per year for Texas?

Allow $99 to $149 each year.

What does the state toll an LLC every year?

Nothing. Texas collects no yearly report toll, so no state charge recurs.

Which registered agents are on this route?

Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), Texas Registered Agent.ai ($99 a year) and TX Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), beginning with our lead pick.

Which registered agent should I take?

Mainstay Filing is stop one, because $149 a year, level at renewal, valid on every route; after that come Texas Registered Agent.ai and TX Registered Agent.org.

Connecting routes

Survey markers for this route

Survey marker
  1. Marker comptroller.texas.gov, covering Texas yearly filing: Annual report, official source, logged October 2026.
  2. Marker statutes.capitol.texas.gov, covering Texas report due date, logged August 2026.
  3. Marker sos.texas.gov, covering Tex, logged August 2026.
  4. Marker sos.texas.gov, covering Texas registered agent statute, logged October 2026.
  5. Marker ohiosos.gov, covering Ohio Secretary of State, logged August 2026.
  6. Marker ohiosos.gov, covering Ohio Secretary of State, logged August 2026.
  7. Marker dor.sc.gov, covering South Carolina Secretary of State for formation, logged August 2026.
  8. Marker dor.sc.gov, covering South Carolina Secretary of State for formation, logged August 2026.
  9. Marker dor.sc.gov, covering South Carolina yearly filing: Annual report, official source, logged October 2026.
  10. Marker dos.ny.gov, covering New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, logged August 2026.
  11. Marker filing.dos.ny.gov, covering New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, logged August 2026.
  12. Marker pa.gov, covering Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and, logged August 2026.
  13. Marker pa.gov, covering Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and, logged August 2026.
  14. Mainstay Filing's Texas service page, as surveyed November 12, 2026
  15. Texas Registered Agent.ai's pricing page, as surveyed November 12, 2026
  16. TX Registered Agent.org's pricing page, as surveyed November 12, 2026