The numbers behind Texas
1st
out of 50, yearly state charges
Texas: the ranked providers
The
method page lists all five criteria. The two heaviest are three-year charges and what the price covers.
First stop
1. Texas Registered Agent.ai: best for a tight agent budget
$99 yearly, then the same price
Start with Texas Registered Agent.ai, where $99 per year gets an agent whose office address is inside the state.
Three-year provider charges are lower than Mainstay Filing's, and cost is our heaviest criterion at 36%.
Price covers
- An address inside the state for the registered office
- You can read served papers online as scans
Upside
- Yearly price below Mainstay Filing
- Price $99; renewal price $99
Downside
- Covers Texas only; other states need a separate agent
- Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report sits outside the price
Bundled
2. Mainstay Filing: best for one provider across the map
$149 yearly, then the same price
Spot 2 is Mainstay Filing: a single $149 agent plan that goes along when the company registers in another state.
Texas Registered Agent.ai comes in $150 lower across three years, which is why it is placed higher.
Price covers
- A genuine street address inside the state
- Court papers or notices served on the company are scanned the same business day, with no fee
- Mail from government offices is scanned free, up to three pieces each year
- Not just for LLCs: corporations, LPs, LLPs and nonprofits can use it
Upside
- $149 per year, level at renewal
- Fifty-state coverage
Downside
- $50 extra each year compared with Texas Registered Agent.ai
- This plan does not file reports
One state only
3. TX Registered Agent.org: best for a Texas local
$99 yearly, then the same price
TX Registered Agent.org takes spot 3: $99 per year gets an agent whose office address is inside the state.
Prices match Texas Registered Agent.ai's exactly, so the two sit next to each other on the chart.
Price covers
- An address inside the state for the registered office
- You can read served papers online as scans
Upside
- Price $99; renewal price $99
- Yearly price below Mainstay Filing
Downside
- Covers Texas only; other states need a separate agent
- Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report sits outside the price
3 providers, side by side
Prices were taken from each company's own pages on November 12, 2026. Texas's own charges stay the same whichever agent you name.
Agent budget calculator
Each agent's price is added to the state charges that repeat (the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report from year two). The formation fee is not part of the total.
Texas and the states beside it on the chart
Texas registered agent requirements (official, Secretary of State)
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. Legal source: Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201.
Charges that keep recurring
One thing recurs: the Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report, at no cost every year, May 15. Late filings add $50.
How the Texas ranking was drawn
For Texas, the criterion that decided it was service cost across three years, at 36%.
Picking Texas Registered Agent.ai means $297 in provider charges across three years, $150 below Mainstay Filing.
Texas FAQ
Is a registered agent required for every Texas LLC?
Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Who qualifies as the registered agent for a Texas LLC?
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.
How much does Texas registered agent service run each year?
Agents on this chart bill $99 to $149 annually.
What does the state bill an LLC every year?
Nothing. Texas charges no yearly report fee, so no state charge recurs.
Which registered agents does this chart rank?
Texas Registered Agent.ai ($99 a year), Mainstay Filing ($149 a year) and TX Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), from top to bottom of the chart.
Which registered agent should I use?
Start with Texas Registered Agent.ai ($99 per year with no change at renewal, a good fit for a company that stays put); Mainstay Filing and TX Registered Agent.org follow.
Where each number comes from
- On October 2026 we compared Texas yearly filing: Annual report, official source with comptroller.texas.gov.
- On August 2026 we compared Texas report due date with statutes.capitol.texas.gov.
- On August 2026 we compared Tex with sos.texas.gov.
- On October 2026 we compared Texas registered agent statute with sos.texas.gov.
- On August 2026 we compared Ohio Secretary of State with ohiosos.gov.
- On August 2026 we compared Ohio Secretary of State with ohiosos.gov.
- On August 2026 we compared South Carolina Secretary of State for formation with dor.sc.gov.
- On August 2026 we compared South Carolina Secretary of State for formation with dor.sc.gov.
- On October 2026 we compared South Carolina yearly filing: Annual report, official source with dor.sc.gov.
- On August 2026 we compared New York Department of State, Division of Corporations with dos.ny.gov.
- On August 2026 we compared New York Department of State, Division of Corporations with filing.dos.ny.gov.
- On August 2026 we compared Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and with pa.gov.
- On August 2026 we compared Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and with pa.gov.
- Texas Registered Agent.ai: pricing page as the company showed it on November 12, 2026
- Mainstay Filing: Texas service page as the company showed it on November 12, 2026
- TX Registered Agent.org: pricing page as the company showed it on November 12, 2026