Maintenance Notice: Trademarks, Data Brokers and various other applications will be unavailable on January 20, starting at 6:00 p.m.
THE OFFICE OF THE TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, JANUARY 20 IN OBSERVANCE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY.
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2023, OUR LOBBY WALK-IN HOURS WILL BE 9 A.M. - 4 P.M. (CENTRAL), MONDAY - FRIDAY.

SOS Help Desk

As we continue to modernize our agency's services, use the lists below to easily find and access our online services and resources.

SOSDirect Logo Help

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+ Services Currently Available in SOSDirect

Formations and Registrations

  • Form a Texas Entity
  • Register a Non-Texas Entity

Changes to Your Business

  • Assumed Name Certificates
  • Changes to Registered Agent or Registered Office
  • Changes to Business Entity Name
  • Termination and Withdrawal
  • Reinstatements
  • Periodic Reports

Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)

  • Financing Statements
  • Amendment filings

Search and Order Records

  • UCC and Business Searches and Copies
  • Order Certificates of fact

SOSDirect System Guide and Filing Fee Schedules


SOSPortal Help

+ Services Currently Available in SOSPortal

  • Trademark or Service mark registration, renewal, assignment, or transfer of ownership
  • Trademark search
  • Data Broker Registrations
  • Vision support organization Registrations
  • Credit Services Organizations
  • Third-Party Debt Collectors
  • Texas Register

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