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Texas upkeep for a multistate LLC

Adding Texas costs $750 to register; after that the state charge is variable and the agent is $149 a year.

What Texas adds each year

State charge
Variable: franchise tax owed varies, and the Public Information Report itself has no fee
Due
May 15
Agent after year one
$149 a year with Mainstay Filing
Pay the state at
Texas Secretary of State

Stacked with other states

If Texas is one of several registrations, here is how the totals grow.

Registered inRegistration feesUpkeep, 2 years
Texas + California$820$318+
Texas + Florida$875$575.50+
Texas + New York$1,000$307+
Texas + California + Florida$945$744.50+

Registration fees are one-time. Upkeep is two years of state charges plus each agent at the $149 renewal rate, which is what it costs once the free first year is over.A + marks a variable state charge left out of the total.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Texas (2026)

Adding Texas to your LLC? These file it, in order.

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 questions

What does it cost each year to keep a foreign LLC in Texas?

The agent is $149 a year with Mainstay Filing after the free first year. The state charge is variable: franchise tax owed varies, and the Public Information Report itself has no fee.

What is the registration fee in Texas?

$750 once, to the Texas Secretary of State.

Is the Texas agent a separate cost from other states?

Yes. Each state needs its own registered agent with an address there, so the agent charge repeats for every state you add.

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