# Texas New Business Leads – New Sales Tax Permits Daily (`deadwood_data_solutions/texas-new-business-leads`) Actor Every new Texas business the day its sales-tax permit appears — name, owner, address, NAICS industry — enriched with franchise/SOS standing, business age and multi-location operator signals from the Comptroller's registers. ~13.5k new permits/month. - **URL**: https://apify.com/deadwood\_data\_solutions/texas-new-business-leads.md - **Developed by:** [K O](https://apify.com/deadwood_data_solutions) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Texas New Business Leads – New Sales Tax Permits Daily Every business that starts selling anything taxable in Texas must first register a **sales-tax permit** with the Texas Comptroller. This Actor turns that register into a same-week **new-business lead feed**: one normalized lead per newly permitted outlet, with the owner's mailing address, exact NAICS industry, legal form, and two enrichment layers list brokers don't ship — **franchise/SOS standing + business age** (deterministic taxpayer-number join against the Comptroller's Active Franchise Taxpayers register) and **operator history** (is this a first-time entrepreneur or an existing operator opening location #7?). All data comes from official Texas open-data registers (`data.texas.gov`) — public records, no scraping of private platforms, safe to store, use and resell. ### Why buyers use it - **Merchant services / POS / payments** — reach a business the week it registers, before the first card terminal is installed. - **Business insurance (BOP, GL, workers' comp)** — new permits = new policies; NAICS + legal form pre-qualifies the book. - **Payroll, banking, accounting, telecom, signage, suppliers** — every new business buys these in month one. - **B2B data teams** — 888k-record active-permit archive with `daysBack` up to 365 for aged-list builds. Commercial "new business lists" retail for roughly **$0.25/record** (e.g. business mailing lists at $124.95 per 500). This Actor charges **$0.02 per lead** — about 12× cheaper — and it's fresher: you pull straight from the register on your own schedule. ### Measured numbers (live run, 2026-07-14) | Metric | Measured | | --- | --- | | New permits, trailing 30 days | **13,519** | | New permits, trailing 365 days | 170,130 | | Active-permit archive depth | 887,984 outlets | | Business name / street / city / ZIP fill | **400/400 (100%)** | | NAICS code + industry sector fill | **400/400 (100%)** | | Legal form (org type) fill | 400/400 (100%) | | Franchise/SOS match on entity leads (LLC, corp, partnership) | **298/317 (94%)** | | SOS charter date (business age) when matched | 296/298 | | Owner personal name (sole proprietors) | 83/400 (21%) | | Operator history (multi-location / tenure) computed | 400/400 (100%) | | Multi-location operators flagged in sample | 54/400 (13.5%) | | First-time operators flagged in sample | 346/400 (86.5%) | **What it does NOT have:** phone numbers or emails — the Texas registers don't publish them. Vendors who sell "new business leads with phones" are appending third-party contact data you typically can't legally reuse or resell. Every field here is native public record. ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `daysBack` | integer | `7` | Permit-issue window, 1–365. Use 1–7 as a fresh feed, 90–365 for aged lists. | | `naicsPrefixes` | array | `[]` | Server-side industry filter. `722`=restaurants, `23`=construction, `44`/`45`=retail, `8121`=salons, `484`=trucking, `54`=professional services. | | `cities` | array | `[]` | Outlet city filter (case-insensitive), e.g. `HOUSTON`. | | `zipPrefixes` | array | `[]` | Outlet ZIP prefix filter, e.g. `77` (Houston), `787` (Austin). | | `orgTypes` | array | `[]` | `llc`, `corporation`, `soleProprietor`, `partnership`, `nonprofit`, `financialInstitution`, `association`, `trust`, `government`. | | `includeOutOfStateOwners` | boolean | `true` | ~2–5% of new permits are TX outlets owned from out of state. | | `includeGovernment` | boolean | `false` | Cities/school districts hold permits too; excluded by default. | | `enrichFranchise` | boolean | `true` | Franchise/SOS register join (standing, charter date, business age). | | `operatorHistory` | boolean | `true` | Multi-location + tenure signals from the permit archive. | | `maxItems` | integer | — | Hard cap on pushed leads. | | `onlyNewSinceLastRun` | boolean | `true` | Scheduled runs only emit (and charge for) permits not seen before. | ### Output record One flat JSON object per newly permitted outlet: - **Identity** — `businessName`, `outletName` (DBA), `ownerName` (sole props: the owner's personal name), `taxpayerNumber`, `orgType`/`orgTypeCode`/`orgGroup`, `isSoleProprietor` - **Location** — `street`, `city`, `state`, `zip`, `countyCode`, `insideCityLimits`, plus the owner's mailing address (`ownerStreet/City/State/Zip`, `isOutOfStateOwner`) - **Industry** — `naicsCode` (6-digit, 100% fill), `naicsSector` (plain-English sector) - **Timing** — `permitIssueDate`, `firstSalesDate`, `permitAgeDays` - **Franchise/SOS enrichment** — `franchiseMatch`, `franchiseStanding` (Active / Forfeited / …), `sosFileNumber`, `sosCharterDate`, `sosStatus`, `businessAgeYears`, `franchiseTaxBeganDate` - **Operator history** — `activeOutletsCount`, `isMultiLocation`, `operatorFirstPermitDate`, `operatorTenureYears`, `isFirstTimeOperator` Example (real record from the verification run): ```json { "businessName": "AW LOGSON LLC", "outletName": "AW TIRE", "orgType": "Texas Limited Liability Company", "street": "2747 RIGSBY AVE", "city": "SAN ANTONIO", "zip": "78222", "naicsCode": "441320", "naicsSector": "Retail Trade", "permitIssueDate": "2026-07-11", "franchiseStanding": "Active", "sosCharterDate": "2016-08-17", "businessAgeYears": 9.9, "activeOutletsCount": 1, "isFirstTimeOperator": true } ```` ### Pricing (Pay-Per-Event) | Event | Price | | --- | --- | | `query` (once per run) | $0.01 | | `new-business-lead` (per pushed lead) | $0.02 | A daily schedule with `onlyNewSinceLastRun` costs ≈ $9/month for every new business in Texas (~450/day), or a fraction of that with NAICS/city filters. ### FAQ **How fresh is the data?** The Comptroller refreshes the register about weekly (measured: max issue date 3 days behind refresh). Run daily with `onlyNewSinceLastRun: true` and you'll emit each batch the day it lands, without double-charging. **Why no phones/emails?** Not in the public record. Everything this Actor ships is native registry data you can legally store and resell. **What's `isMultiLocation` good for?** It separates a first-time entrepreneur (86.5% of leads) from an established operator expanding to a new location — different pitch, different value. `businessAgeYears` (from the SOS charter date) does the same for entities that existed before this outlet. **Sole proprietors?** 21% of leads are sole proprietors where `ownerName` is the actual person who owns the business — the decision-maker, at their mailing address. **Restaurants and bars?** Filter `naicsPrefixes: ["722"]`. For established bars with actual monthly alcohol revenue, see our companion Actor **texas-bar-restaurant-leads** (Mixed Beverage Gross Receipts). For just-financed businesses see **ucc-filing-leads**; for new trucking companies with 100% phone fill see **fmcsa-new-carrier-leads**. **Is this legal to resell?** Yes — Texas government open data (`data.texas.gov`, datasets `jrea-zgmq` and `9cir-efmm`), published for public reuse. # Actor input Schema ## `daysBack` (type: `integer`): Only return permits issued within the last N days (1–365). Use 1–7 for a fresh daily feed, 90–365 to build large aged-lead lists from the archive (~170k permits in the last 12 months). ## `naicsPrefixes` (type: `array`): Filter by NAICS code prefix, applied server-side. Examples: 722 = restaurants & food service, 23 = construction, 44 / 45 = retail, 8121 = salons & barbers, 484 = trucking, 54 = professional services. 2–6 digits each. ## `cities` (type: `array`): Only outlets in these Texas cities (case-insensitive exact match, e.g. HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO, AUSTIN). ## `zipPrefixes` (type: `array`): Only outlets whose ZIP starts with one of these prefixes (e.g. 77 for greater Houston, 787 for Austin). ## `orgTypes` (type: `array`): Filter by legal form. Values: llc, corporation, soleProprietor, partnership, nonprofit, financialInstitution, association, trust, government. Sole proprietors have the OWNER'S PERSONAL NAME as the lead name. ## `includeOutOfStateOwners` (type: `boolean`): About 4–5% of new permits are Texas outlets owned from another state (chains, remote sellers). Turn off to keep only Texas-headquartered owners. ## `includeGovernment` (type: `boolean`): Cities, school districts and agencies also hold sales-tax permits. Excluded by default — they are not sales leads. ## `enrichFranchise` (type: `boolean`): Deterministic taxpayer-number join against the Comptroller's Active Franchise Taxpayers register: franchise standing (right to transact), SOS file number, charter date, SOS status and business age. Matches entity-type leads (LLCs, corporations) — sole proprietors don't file franchise tax. ## `operatorHistory` (type: `boolean`): Mines the full permit archive for each taxpayer: count of active outlets, first permit date, operator tenure. Flags isMultiLocation (expansion location of an existing operator) vs isFirstTimeOperator (brand-new entrepreneur). ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Stop after this many normalized leads have been pushed. Leave blank for no limit. ## `onlyNewSinceLastRun` (type: `boolean`): Recommended for scheduled runs. Uses persisted state to skip permits already returned earlier, so a recurring schedule only charges for genuinely new registrations. ## Actor input object example ```json { "daysBack": 7, "naicsPrefixes": [], "cities": [], "zipPrefixes": [], "orgTypes": [], "includeOutOfStateOwners": true, "includeGovernment": false, "enrichFranchise": true, "operatorHistory": true, "onlyNewSinceLastRun": true } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): All normalized records from this run as JSON. ## `resultsCsv` (type: `string`): All normalized records from this run as CSV. # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "naicsPrefixes": [], "cities": [], "zipPrefixes": [], "orgTypes": [] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("deadwood_data_solutions/texas-new-business-leads").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "naicsPrefixes": [], "cities": [], "zipPrefixes": [], "orgTypes": [], } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("deadwood_data_solutions/texas-new-business-leads").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "naicsPrefixes": [], "cities": [], "zipPrefixes": [], "orgTypes": [] }' | apify call deadwood_data_solutions/texas-new-business-leads --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=deadwood_data_solutions/texas-new-business-leads", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Texas New Business Leads – New Sales Tax Permits Daily", "description": "Every new Texas business the day its sales-tax permit appears — name, owner, address, NAICS industry — enriched with franchise/SOS standing, business age and multi-location operator signals from the Comptroller's registers. ~13.5k new permits/month.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "3Sfto7zggnqsLmT7L" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/deadwood_data_solutions~texas-new-business-leads/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-deadwood_data_solutions-texas-new-business-leads", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/deadwood_data_solutions~texas-new-business-leads/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-deadwood_data_solutions-texas-new-business-leads", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/deadwood_data_solutions~texas-new-business-leads/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-deadwood_data_solutions-texas-new-business-leads", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "daysBack": { "title": "Days back", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 365, "type": "integer", "description": "Only return permits issued within the last N days (1–365). Use 1–7 for a fresh daily feed, 90–365 to build large aged-lead lists from the archive (~170k permits in the last 12 months).", "default": 7 }, "naicsPrefixes": { "title": "NAICS industry prefixes (empty = all)", "type": "array", "description": "Filter by NAICS code prefix, applied server-side. Examples: 722 = restaurants & food service, 23 = construction, 44 / 45 = retail, 8121 = salons & barbers, 484 = trucking, 54 = professional services. 2–6 digits each.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "cities": { "title": "Cities (empty = all of Texas)", "type": "array", "description": "Only outlets in these Texas cities (case-insensitive exact match, e.g. HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO, AUSTIN).", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "zipPrefixes": { "title": "ZIP code prefixes (empty = all)", "type": "array", "description": "Only outlets whose ZIP starts with one of these prefixes (e.g. 77 for greater Houston, 787 for Austin).", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "orgTypes": { "title": "Organization types (empty = all)", "type": "array", "description": "Filter by legal form. Values: llc, corporation, soleProprietor, partnership, nonprofit, financialInstitution, association, trust, government. Sole proprietors have the OWNER'S PERSONAL NAME as the lead name.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "includeOutOfStateOwners": { "title": "Include businesses with out-of-state owners", "type": "boolean", "description": "About 4–5% of new permits are Texas outlets owned from another state (chains, remote sellers). Turn off to keep only Texas-headquartered owners.", "default": true }, "includeGovernment": { "title": "Include government entities", "type": "boolean", "description": "Cities, school districts and agencies also hold sales-tax permits. Excluded by default — they are not sales leads.", "default": false }, "enrichFranchise": { "title": "Franchise / SOS register enrichment", "type": "boolean", "description": "Deterministic taxpayer-number join against the Comptroller's Active Franchise Taxpayers register: franchise standing (right to transact), SOS file number, charter date, SOS status and business age. Matches entity-type leads (LLCs, corporations) — sole proprietors don't file franchise tax.", "default": true }, "operatorHistory": { "title": "Operator history (multi-location & tenure signals)", "type": "boolean", "description": "Mines the full permit archive for each taxpayer: count of active outlets, first permit date, operator tenure. Flags isMultiLocation (expansion location of an existing operator) vs isFirstTimeOperator (brand-new entrepreneur).", "default": true }, "maxItems": { "title": "Maximum records to return", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Stop after this many normalized leads have been pushed. Leave blank for no limit." }, "onlyNewSinceLastRun": { "title": "Only return permits not seen in a previous run", "type": "boolean", "description": "Recommended for scheduled runs. 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