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Texas LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?

Living in Texas and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in Texas as a foreign LLC, which costs $750 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in Texas costs $300.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeTexas foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in Texas$300Not needed$300$0
Form in Wyoming$100$750$850$120+
Form in Delaware$110$750$860$800+
Form in Nevada$425$750$1,175$700+

Only state fees: formation, the foreign fee and two years of yearly filings (Texas’s foreign charge is franchise tax, which varies and is zero below the revenue threshold and is left out). State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

Head-to-head pages

  • Texas vs Wyoming: $300 against $970 plus a variable charge in state fees over two years.
  • Texas vs Delaware: $300 against $1,660 plus a variable charge in state fees over two years.
  • Texas vs Nevada: $300 against $1,875 plus a variable charge in state fees over two years.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Texas (2026)

If you go the foreign route, here is who files the Texas registration, 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

Do I still register in Texas if I form in another state?

If the LLC does business in Texas, Texas generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the Texas Secretary of State, for $750. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in Texas?

$300 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

Public Information Report (Texas Comptroller), no fee (due: may 15). In Texas that is franchise tax, which varies and is zero below the revenue threshold, so we do not put it in a total.

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