Texas board, ranked
Each quote shows year one, the price from year two and the three-year reading. Your choice of agent leaves state fees unchanged.
1. Mainstay Filing: best for one agent for every state
Best reading
$149 yearly, renewing at $149
- Opening quote
- $149
- Renewal quote
- $149/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $447
Top quote: Mainstay Filing. An identical $149 a year across the fifty states.
Its three-year reading is $150 above Texas Registered Agent.ai's, and the extra filings it handles outweigh that in the ranking.
Quote includes
- A street address located in the state
- Three government mailings a year, scanned free of charge
- Also serves nonprofits, corporations, LPs and LLPs
Reads well
- Year 1 $149, year 2 $149
- Travels with the company
Reads poorly
- A yearly gap of $50
- You still do the reports
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2. Texas Registered Agent.ai: best for LLCs that remain in one state
Texas focus
$99 yearly, renewing at $99
- Opening quote
- $99
- Renewal quote
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $297
Texas Registered Agent.ai fills quote 2: $99 a year, $99 at renewal, for an LLC that never leaves the state.
Quote includes
- An office address located in the state
- Scans of papers served on the LLC
Reads well
- Reads below Mainstay Filing each year
- Constant $99 per year
Reads poorly
- No help outside the state
- The Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report remains your task
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3. TX Registered Agent.org: best for keeping everything in state
Texas focus
$99 yearly, renewing at $99
- Opening quote
- $99
- Renewal quote
- $99/yr
- Reading at year 3
- $297
TX Registered Agent.org fills quote 3: $99 a year, $99 at renewal, for an LLC that never leaves the state.
Texas Registered Agent.ai publishes the same prices.
Quote includes
- An office address located in the state
- Scans of papers served on the LLC
Reads well
- Reads below Mainstay Filing each year
- Constant $99 per year
Reads poorly
- No help outside the state
- The Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report remains your task
What each quote adds up to
Sampled November 13, 2026. Each column picks up one more renewal. No break-even appears inside ten years.
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State fees with citations
Our state figure counts three items: the filing, two years of reports and a minimum tax where one exists. Variable costs like publication are excluded.
How the ranking came out
Weight 30%: filings handled per dollar. That term separated the top two quotes.
Texas Registered Agent.ai costs less here, but coverage in all fifty states weighed more.
Texas registered agent requirements, quoted from the source (Texas Secretary of State)
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
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. Look up Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201.
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.
Quoted text: sos.texas.gov (logged October 2026) for the record
The state-fees-only case
Serving as your own registered agent adds nothing if you qualify. Every quote above bills $99 to $149 a year for the in-state address.
Quick answers
What does a Texas registered agent charge each year?
$99 to $149 a year on this board.
What do three years of agent service cost?
Year one plus two renewals reads $297 to $447.
Must a Texas LLC keep a registered agent on record?
Yes. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Is the owner allowed to be the registered agent?
If you qualify, yes; the requirements section has the rules.
What does the state bill the LLC every year?
Public Information Report + Franchise Tax Report: free a year, with the deadline stated as May 15.
When does one quote pass another in total cost?
No crossing within ten years; no quote passes another.
Which registered agent ranks best in Texas?
By the five-part test the Texas quotes run Mainstay Filing, Texas Registered Agent.ai and TX Registered Agent.org, led by Mainstay Filing on filings handled per dollar.
Logged references
- Texas yearly filing: Annual report traces to comptroller.texas.gov (October 2026).
- Texas report due date traces to statutes.capitol.texas.gov (August 2026).
- Tex traces to sos.texas.gov (August 2026).
- Texas registered agent statute traces to sos.texas.gov (October 2026).
- November 13, 2026 sample from the Mainstay Filing Texas service page
- November 13, 2026 sample from the Texas Registered Agent.ai pricing page
- November 13, 2026 sample from the TX Registered Agent.org pricing page