Texas Registered Agent Services
We own our own building in Austin.
Why? So we can provide all the business services you need.
With Lone Star as your registered agent, you get a professional business address for FREE.
$50
a year
Registered Agent
No hidden fees.
Same price every year.
$460
Total
Form a Business
Get a business website, registered agent & more.
What is a Texas Registered Agent?
A Texas registered agent is appointed by a business to accept service of process and legal correspondence on behalf of the company. It is legally required by state law. All registered agents in Texas must have a physical address where certified mail can be delivered during regular business hours.
Lone Star Registered Agent Service:
$50 Per Year (Our Price Never Goes Up)
- Texas Business Address Because we own our own building, we can protect your privacy by listing our address on your TX business filings instead of your own.
- Free Mail Forwarding Up to 3 regular mail scans each year, in addition to all of your legal mail.
- Instant Business Presence Option for a business domain, website + SSL security, email and phone service.
- Fast Same-day document scans of all service of process and business mail.
- No-Stress Compliance Filing We’ll send you reminders before your compliance reports, such as the franchise tax report, are due and then file for you. No upfront cost!
- Helpful Our friendly (and funny) customer service comes from bona fide Texas business experts.
- No Tricks Realize you don’t need one of our services? Easily cancel it from your online account, with no early cancellation fees.
We know that you have an endless number of choices when it comes to designating a Texas registered agent service. That’s why at Lone Star Registered Agent, we aim to give you everything you need and none of the things you don’t. We don’t lure you in with one low price only to jack it up later next year.
Instead, we offer two promises: one of the lowest prices in the industry and the best customer service you can find.
Legal Duties of a Texas Registered Agent
Every Texas Registered Agent is required by law to fulfill certain duties for their clients.
As your agent, we must:
- Maintain a physical location within the state where certified mail can be accepted
- Keep regular business hours
- Accept service of process and official mail on your behalf
- Notify you whenever we accept documents on your behalf
- Forward documents to you in a timely manner
Can a business be its own registered agent?
No. Section 5.201(b) of the Texas Business Organizations Code forbids a company from acting as its own registered agent.
How do I change a Texas registered agent?
You can change your Texas registered agent anytime by filing a Statement of Change of Registered Office/Agent form with the Texas Secretary of State’s office. There is a $15 filing fee. Processing takes three to five business days with the SOS but can be expedited for $25.
If you are changing agents to us, a Statement of Change can be found in your online account after you sign up for service. It is ready for you to file, or we can file it on your behalf.
$50 Texas Registered Agents
$50 Per Year
Free Mail Forwarding
Business Address Included
Same-Day Document Scans
$50
a year
Form Your LLC or Corporation with a Local
Texas Registered Agent
As registered agents, we communicate with the Texas Secretary of State on a daily basis, which means we’re able to register your Texas LLC, Texas corporation or Texas nonprofit with ease.
Texas LLC – $460
Get your Certificate of Formation filed with the Secretary of State, and get free operating agreement documents so you can start your LLC out on the right foot.
Texas Corporation – $460
We’ll file your Certificate of Formation for you, and provide you with free corporate documents: corporate bylaws, initial resolutions and stock certificates.
Texas Nonprofit – $176
Creating a nonprofit corporation also requires filing a Certificate of Formation—and we can do it for you. We’ll also include free corporate documents, including nonprofit bylaws.
Out-of-State Registration – $925
Texas charges steep fees for out-of-state companies (also known as foreign companies) registering to do business in the Lone Star State. If you this is you, you’re looking at a one-time state fee of $750 upon registration for a Texas Foreign LLC or Texas Foreign Corporation. (Nonprofits, however, pay a fee of $25.)
Benefits of Forming Your Business with A Local Texas Registered Agent
When you form your business with registered agents, we pass the benefit of being local onto you. In addition to registered agent and business formation service, here’s what you get for FREE:
- Professional Texas business address
- Mail forwarding
- Secure online account
- Instant notifications
- Expert support for the lifetime of your business
Why Have Us Form Your Company in Texas?
We’re Local
Unlike many national filing services, we own our building here in Austin. It’s where we receive your mail, and where we go to work everyday. We’ll be here for the lifespan of your business—that’s the security of Lone Star.
We’re Affordable
We don’t believe in flashing low prices, then gouging you at check-out with necessary add-ons that drive the price up well past expectations. We charge $460 total ($310 for the state filing fee, $50 for registered agent service, plus a $100 service fee).
We also offer lots for free, including mail forwarding, operating agreement or bylaws, a free domain for a year, and free business website + SSL security, email, and phone service for 90 days.
We Offer Lifetime Support
When you form a business with Lone Star, we’ll be with you for the life of your business. Not only can you call our office and get real people on the line to answer your questions, we offer services to support your business as it grows: virtual office, phone service, office space, and more.
Business Formation Service
No Hidden Fees
Use Our Texas Address Instead of Yours
Free Mail Forwarding – 3 Regular Mail Items Per Year
Domain, Website, Email and Phone
Documents Processed Quickly
$460
total
When Business Grows, We Grow With You
As your business takes off, you might need more than a registered agent. Good news! In addition to our free services—including a Texas business address—we offer Texas mail forwarding services and Texas virtual office.
Here’s What You Get with Texas Virtual Mail:
Deluxe Mail Forwarding (+10 mail scans, $49/year)
- Real Texas business address
- Instant notifications
- Easy-to-use client dashboard
- Secure shredding of junk mail
- Individual suite number
- 90-day free trial of phone service
Premium Mail Forwarding (+25 mail scans, $99/year)
- Real Texas business address
- Instant notifications
- Easy-to-use client dashboard
- Secure shredding of junk mail
- Individual suite number
- 90-day free trial of phone service
Texas Virtual Office (unlimited mail scans, $19/month)
- Real Texas business address
- Instant notifications
- Easy-to-use client dashboard
- Secure shredding of junk mail
- Individual suite number
- Phone service
- Month-to-month office lease
- Conference room access
Mail Forwarding Service
Professional Texas Address
Same-Day Scans
Instant Notifications
Secure Client Account
Virtual Office – $19/month
$49
a year
If you’re just starting your Texas business, Lone Star Registered Agent can prepare and file your formation documents with the Texas Secretary of State. We form Texas LLCs and Texas corporations every day. With our formation package, you get one year of registered agent service, custom business documents, annual compliance reminders, business domain and website, business email and phone service (a virtual phone line packed with great features).
Looking to grow your business? We also have the tools and the space to help your business expand.
As your Texas registered agent, we accept service of process (notice of a lawsuit against your business), legal correspondence, official state notifications, and other important business mail on your behalf. Whenever we accept these documents, they are immediately opened and scanned into your secure digital client account right here at our local Austin office. Unlike major national agent services, our office is entirely local, as is our filing staff. Once the documents are uploaded into your account, we send a notification to you the same day.
We work with all our clients to determine how they would like to be notified, as well as how often. Want us to send just one notice? We can do that. Want us to send you notices every day until you finally ask us to stop? We can do that too. We can also send notices to your spouse, your lawyer, your business partner, or anyone else you want to be contacted.