Government and statute sources
- Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 3.005 (certificate of formation); LLC filing fee under Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code ch. 4, subch. D (§ 4.154 — certificate of formation, $300). https://www.sos.texas.gov/corp/forms/806_boc.pdf. Updated October 29, 2026.
- Texas Secretary of State. https://www.sos.texas.gov/. Updated October 29, 2026.
- Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201 (registered agent and registered office); § 5.202 (statement of change); § 5.207 (agent consent). https://www.sos.texas.gov/corp/forms/401_boc.doc. Updated October 29, 2026.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report rules and fee. https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/franchise/forms/2026-franchise.php. Updated October 29, 2026.
- Tex. Tax Code § 171.203 (Public Information Report); Tex. Tax Code Ch. 171 (Franchise Tax); 34 Tex. Admin. Code § 3.582; Tex. Tax Code §§ 171.251–171.255 (forfeiture). https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TX/htm/TX.171.htm. Updated October 29, 2026.
- U.S. Census Bureau, Business Formation Statistics (state annual and monthly series). https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/index.html. Updated October 29, 2026.
Other sources
- Mainstay Filing pricing, registered agent and FAQ pages. Updated October 29, 2026.
How figures are checked
State fees, forms and deadlines were read from the statute or the agency's own fee schedule and recorded with a citation. The Texas set was compiled and verified on August 12, 2026. Prices for agent services were read from each provider's own page, with a saved copy of the page. Mainstay Filing's prices and what they include were read from its pricing, registered agent and FAQ pages on October 20, 2026. Provider pages are cited by name rather than linked.
Where a figure could not be confirmed from an official or first-party page, it is labeled unverified on the page where it appears.