Texas has 1,224 incorporated cities, towns and villages, home to 22,834,165 of the state’s 31,709,821 residents in 2025. Aria builds small business websites for companies in any of them for $89 a month, with domain, business email and hosting included and no setup fee.

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The largest Texas cities

By population, the largest municipalities in Texas are Houston (2,397,315), San Antonio (1,548,422), Dallas (1,329,491), Fort Worth (1,028,117), Austin (1,002,632), El Paso (683,012), Arlington (402,134), Corpus Christi (317,247), Plano (293,028) and Lubbock (273,071).

Texas rules for a business with a website

  • A Texas corporation or LLC is created by filing a certificate of formation with the Texas Secretary of State; a sole proprietorship or general partnership has no state filing requirement. Texas Secretary of State, Business & Commercial Section
  • A sole proprietor or general partnership that operates under a name other than the owner’s legal name files an assumed name certificate with the county clerk where the business premise is kept; a corporation or LLC that uses another name files its assumed name certificate with the Secretary of State. Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Chapter 71
  • Texas has no state-level general license, but city and county permits still apply, so check the local county and city government where the business operates. Official source
  • Texas charges a 6.25% state sales and use tax, and local jurisdictions may add up to 2%, for a maximum combined rate of 8.25%. Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
  • A business that holds sensitive personal information must notify the people affected by a breach and, when at least 250 Texas residents are involved, must also notify the Texas Attorney General within 60 days of determining that the breach happened. Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Section 521.053

This is general information, not legal advice.

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Sources for the numbers on this page
  • Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates for incorporated places.
  • List of municipalities: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 Gazetteer (incorporated places).