Name and Register a Business in Texas
Official Texas business links and the industries with the most locations in the state.
Official Texas business registration links
- Secretary of State - Corporations
- Texas comptroller of public accounts - Texas taxes
- Texas workforce
- Unemployment claim management and appeals
- Texas state website
- Texas Economic Development
- Department of Licensing and Regulation
- New hire registry
- Small business administration - Texas
- TxSmartBuy - State and local bid opportunities
- Administrative code
- City codes
- Statutes
Official state agency links as listed by the IRS on its Texas state links page. Filing fees and steps change, so confirm current requirements with the agency before you file.
Industries with the most locations in Texas
- Limited-Service Restaurants (23,740)
- Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20,502)
- Full-Service Restaurants (20,238)
- Religious Organizations (14,675)
- Offices of Lawyers (13,765)
- Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (12,297)
- Offices of Dentists (11,845)
- Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (11,144)
- Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores (9,703)
- Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (8,847)
- Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (8,704)
- Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (6,800)
- General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload (6,657)
- Computer Systems Design Services (6,627)
- Commercial Banking (6,481)
- Custom Computer Programming Services (6,213)
- General Automotive Repair (6,152)
- Residential Remodelers (6,009)
- Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (5,969)
- Child Day Care Services (5,948)
- Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors (5,911)
- Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (5,755)
- Engineering Services (5,660)
- Beauty Salons (5,608)
- Landscaping Services (5,509)
- New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (4,607)
- Office Administrative Services (4,549)
- All Other General Merchandise Stores (4,444)
- Residential Property Managers (4,440)
- Home Health Care Services (4,385)
- Offices of Certified Public Accountants (4,154)
- Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses (4,054)
- Other Accounting Services (3,972)
- Convenience Stores (3,923)
- Janitorial Services (3,883)
- Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (3,829)
- Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations (3,757)
- Portfolio Management (3,661)
- Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores (3,657)
- Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (3,600)
- Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (3,515)
- Marketing Consulting Services (3,451)
- Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores (3,444)
- Temporary Help Services (3,367)
- Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (3,294)
- Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (3,229)
- Pharmacies and Drug Stores (3,227)
- Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) (3,187)
- Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (3,109)
- All Other Specialty Trade Contractors (2,942)
- Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (2,925)
- Freight Transportation Arrangement (2,886)
- Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (2,819)
- General Freight Trucking, Local (2,770)
- Veterinary Services (2,762)
- Site Preparation Contractors (2,640)
- Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance (2,628)
- Used Car Dealers (2,588)
- Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners (2,586)
- Offices of Chiropractors (2,562)
Location counts: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022.
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