Texas New Businesses: Daily New Sales Tax Permits

Get every newly opened Texas business location from the official Texas Comptroller sales tax permit data on data.texas.gov, updated daily. Each record includes the business (outlet) name, owner/legal name, NAICS industry, entity type (LLC, corporation, sole proprietor), physical location and mailing address, permit issue date and first-sales date. Filter by date, city, ZIP, industry and entity type.

Texas issues about 700–1,000 new sales tax permits every business day. A new permit means a new storefront, restaurant, contractor or online seller that is setting up insurance, payments, payroll, POS, signage and suppliers right now.

Who uses this

• Business insurance agents (general liability, workers' comp, BOP).
• Merchant services, POS and payments sellers.
• Bookkeepers, CPAs, payroll and sales-tax filing services.
• Commercial cleaning, signage, security, pest control, uniforms, waste.
• Food and beverage distributors (filter NAICS 72 for new restaurants and bars).
• Business lenders, MCA and equipment leasing.
• Local marketers and web agencies.

What you get (every record)

Field	Example
taxpayerNumber	32086920629
businessName / ownerName	SAI 2221 / SAI 2221 LLC
permitIssueDate, firstSalesDate	2026-10-10, 2026-01-01
entityType	LLC
naicsCode, industry	721110, Food service & lodging
street, city, state, zip	2221 GREENS RD, HOUSTON, TX 77032
insideCityLimits	true
mailingAddress	Taxpayer mailing address
lookup	Texas Comptroller permit search link

Quick start

1. Set Permit issued in the last N days (e.g. 7) and pick Cities or ZIP codes.
2. Optional: Industry prefixes like 72 (restaurants and hotels), 23 (construction), 44 (retail), 812 (personal services), and Exclude sole proprietors.
3. Run, then export to CSV, Excel or JSON, or use the API.
4. Daily feed: schedule every morning with daysBack = 1 and push to Google Sheets, HubSpot, Zapier, Make or a webhook.

Example input

{ "daysBack": 7, "cities": ["Houston", "Austin"], "naicsPrefixes": ["72"], "excludeSoleProprietors": true, "maxItems": 500 }

Pricing

$3 per 1,000 results ($0.003 per business), plus a negligible start fee. No proxies, no subscription.

• All new Texas businesses for a day (~800) ≈ $2.40
• Use maxItems to cap spend.

Why this actor

• Official source: Texas Comptroller open data (Socrata API), not scraped HTML. Runs in seconds.
• Fresh: updated every day, keyed on the permit issue date.
• Lead-ready filters: city, ZIP, NAICS industry and entity type.

FAQ

Does it include phone or email? No. The Comptroller doesn't publish them. You get the business name, owner entity, location and mailing address, ideal for direct mail, door-to-door, or enrichment.

Can I get historical data? Yes. Set daysBack up to 365.

Compliance note

Public Texas government information. You are responsible for how you use it. Follow CAN-SPAM, TCPA / DNC and Texas law, honor opt-outs. Not affiliated with the Texas Comptroller.

Support

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