Step 3: Business Licenses and Permits
The State of Texas does not require a general "business" license. However, there are a number of regulatory agencies that have licensing and permitting requirements based on the type of service, or products associated with your business. To ensure that all permitting requirements are met, you should contact the local county and/or city government in which you plan to conduct business to determine if there are any additional requirements.
Please visit the Texas.gov "Licenses, Permits & Registrations" area:
http://www.texas.gov/en/discover/Pages/topic.aspx?topicid=/licenses
