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Where You File a DBA Depends on Your Business Type

A DBA is the name a business uses in public when that name is not its legal name. Texas sends the filing to different offices based on the business type. A sole owner or general partnership files the assumed-name paper with the county clerk where the business has an office or does business.

An LLC, corporation, limited partnership, or similar filed entity uses the Secretary of State instead. Since 2019, those state-filed entities do not file the same assumed name at the county level. For a local name search, Maverick County's services page has an Assumed Name Search under the Clerk. A DBA names the business. It is not a city permit, sales-tax permit, TABC license, or trade license.

Content last revised 2026-07-11

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