Step-by-step foreign qualification requirements, fees, and filing instructions for Mississippi LLCs expanding into Texas.
Before filing, verify that your LLC name (or a distinguishable variation) is available in Texas. If your exact name is already taken, you may need to register under a fictitious or assumed name.
Search Texas business names ↗Texas requires a Certificate of Good Standing from Mississippi to prove your LLC is in good standing. The fee is $25. Available to order online. No expiration printed; foreign-state applications typically require dating within 30-90 days.
Order from Mississippi ↗Submit your application along with the Certificate of Good Standing and the $750 filing fee. Processing time is Texas publishes no turnaround for ordinary processing of this filing. The only durations the Secretary of State publishes are the three paid expedite tiers, plus a note on the filing-status page that it generally takes at least one business day from submission for a document to be entered into the system.. Expedited processing available for $50 for standard expedite, which the Secretary of State describes as processing ahead of regular submissions, typically within two to three business days. Above that, $500 for the next business day and $750 for the same business day, both counted from a noon cut-off. The two fast tiers are routed through in-person delivery or the TexasExpress mailbox rather than ordinary SOSDirect submission, so a filer cannot buy them on the normal online path. Every tier is charged per document and sits on top of the filing fee.. Online filing is available.
Texas filing portal ↗You must designate a registered agent with a physical address in Texas to accept legal documents on behalf of your LLC. This is required as part of the foreign qualification application.
Registering after you already started doing business in Texas? See the Texas late-registration penalties for the back fees and fines that can apply.
Under Texas Business Organizations Code Section 9.251, all 16 items. Texas has NO order-solicitation safe harbor, which is a uniform-act staple: the nearest item covers sales through an independent contractor only, not solicitation by the entity's own employees. Texas adds mineral-interest, division-order, mortgage-servicing, fiduciary and governing-person carve-outs. Section 9.252 states separately that the list is not exclusive. There is no tax or service-of-process disclaimer in the statute.
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This page provides general information based on publicly available state requirements. It is not legal advice. Verify all fees and requirements with the Texas Secretary of State before filing.