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Can You Be Your Own Registered Agent in Texas? Yes, If You Meet These Rules
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Texas rule below: 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. Check with the Texas Secretary of State before you file.
The Texas rule
Who can serve: 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.
The address: The 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.
The LLC itself cannot be its own agent in Texas; an individual or another business serves. Changing agents in Texas costs $15. Source: Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 5.201, checked October 20, 2026.
The trade-offs
- Your Texas address goes on the public filing.
- Papers are handed to you at that address, so you need to be there when the state’s rule says.
- If you move, you file a change of agent ($15 in Texas).
If you would rather not
Mainstay Filing is $149 a year for registered agent service in Texas, the same at renewal. Service of process is scanned and uploaded the same business day at no fee.
Can I be my own registered agent in Texas?
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Texas rule below: 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. Check with the Texas Secretary of State before you file.
What does it cost to change registered agents in Texas?
$15 to the state.