Free Texas business search
Look up any Texas LLC, corporation, or partnership registered for franchise tax. Free, no account. This index covers 3,514,637 entities, 2,304,451 of them LLCs, and 2,965,295 with an active right to transact business.
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How Texas business records work
Texas entities file with the Secretary of State (formation documents) and register with the Comptroller (franchise tax). The Comptroller publishes active franchise taxpayers as open data, which is what this site uses.
Questions
How do I look up a Texas LLC for free?
Search the Texas Comptroller Taxable Entity Search, which is free and shows right to transact business status, or use our search built on the same public data. The Texas SOS search costs $1.00 per search.
What does 'right to transact business' mean?
It is the Comptroller's franchise tax status. Active means the entity is current; forfeited means it lost the right to do business in Texas, usually for unfiled franchise tax reports.
How much does it cost to form an LLC in Texas?
The Texas SOS filing fee for a Certificate of Formation (Form 205) for an LLC is $300.
Is this site the government?
No. It is an independent reference built from Texas Comptroller open data, with links to official sources.
Sources: Texas Comptroller Active Franchise Taxpayers (data.texas.gov); Texas Comptroller franchise tax; Texas Secretary of State business filings; Form 205 (filing fee $300).