# Texas New Businesses - Daily New Sales Tax Permits (`jaybeckham/texas-new-business-permits`) Actor

Get newly opened Texas businesses from official Comptroller sales tax permit data, updated daily: business and owner name, NAICS industry, entity type, location and mailing address. Filter by city, ZIP, industry. $3 per 1,000.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jaybeckham/texas-new-business-permits.md
- **Developed by:** [Jay Beckham](https://apify.com/jaybeckham) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.
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Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## 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

```json
{ "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

Need a field or filter added? Open an issue on the actor's Issues tab.

# Actor input Schema

## `daysBack` (type: `integer`):

Return outlets whose sales tax permit was issued in the last N days.

## `cities` (type: `array`):

Outlet city names, e.g. Houston, Austin.

## `zipCodes` (type: `array`):

5-digit outlet ZIP codes.

## `naicsPrefixes` (type: `array`):

NAICS codes or prefixes, e.g. 72 (restaurants and hotels), 722511 (full-service restaurants), 23 (construction), 44 (retail).

## `orgTypes` (type: `array`):

Comptroller codes, e.g. CL (LLC), CT (Texas corporation), IS (sole proprietor).

## `excludeSoleProprietors` (type: `boolean`):

Skip individual sole-proprietor permits.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum businesses to return (you pay per result).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "daysBack": 7,
  "cities": [
    "Houston"
  ],
  "zipCodes": [],
  "naicsPrefixes": [],
  "orgTypes": [],
  "excludeSoleProprietors": false,
  "maxItems": 1000
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

All business records from this run (default view: overview).

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "cities": [
        "Houston"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("jaybeckham/texas-new-business-permits").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "cities": ["Houston"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("jaybeckham/texas-new-business-permits").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "cities": [
    "Houston"
  ]
}' |
apify call jaybeckham/texas-new-business-permits --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,jaybeckham/texas-new-business-permits"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/y2QAHPt8Qt9msWe9t/builds/8TQ6Ir43H4tfltEgJ/openapi.json