Best Registered Agent by State › Texas

Registered agent in Texas: requirements, real cost and our pick

Our pick for Texas is Mainstay Filing: $149 a year, the same at renewal. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

What Texas requires

Agent neededRequired (Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201)

Who can serveA 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.

AddressThe 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.

Change of agent$15, filed with Texas Secretary of State

Do it yourself?The company cannot be its own agent here, so someone else, or a commercial agent, has to be named.

Checked October 20, 2026.

Our pick and the field

Registered agent prices for Texas read October 2026, from each provider’s own page.
Provider	Year 1	Renewal	What the page lists
Mainstay Filing	$149	$149	Registered agent all year; service of process scanned and uploaded the same business day
ZenBusiness	$99	$199	Document receipt, scanning and upload to a dashboard; email notifications
Northwest Registered Agent	$125	$125	Its address on public filings; scans of state and legal mail; up to 5 pieces of other business mail scanned free a year; domain, website, email and phone line
InCorp Services	$129	$129	Same-day electronic service of process; compliance calendar; entity monitoring
Bizee	$149	$149	Compliance notifications; its address on the public record
LegalZoom	$249	$249	Alerts when mail arrives; documents scanned and uploaded; annual report reminders

What an agent does and doesn’t do here

It takes service of process and official state mail. It is not a business mailing address, and cannot stand in for one, for example for bank verification. See the full list.

Why prices differ so much in Texas

Published year-one prices here run $99 to $249, a $150 spread. ZenBusiness is lowest in year one and Northwest Registered Agent lowest at renewal. Three things drive the spread: a first-year price that renews higher, a free year that needs a formation order, and what is bundled, from scanning to annual-report reminders. Compare the renewal column, not the first one.

What is the best registered agent in Texas?

Mainstay Filing: $149 a year, the same at renewal. 5 other providers have a published Texas price, from $99 to $249 in year one.

Can I be my own registered agent in Texas?

The company cannot be its own agent here, so someone else, or a commercial agent, has to be named. 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 do I change my registered agent in Texas?

File the state’s change form with Texas Secretary of State; the fee is $15 (Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201).