Register within ten days of paying your first wages. Report each new hire within 20 days of their start date.
Checked Oct 15, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 6 of 6: Before the first hire
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Texas Workforce Commission.
Sources and dates
Texas Workforce Commission new employer page. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Register within ten days of paying your first wages.
Yes. Register within ten days of paying your first wages.
Yes. Register within ten days of paying your first wages.
Yes. Register within ten days of paying your first wages.
Yes. Register within ten days of paying your first wages.
Yes. Register within ten days of paying your first wages.
Yes. Register within ten days of paying your first wages.
Yes. Register within ten days of paying your first wages.
Yes. Register within ten days of paying your first wages.
Yes. Register within ten days of paying your first wages.
Yes. Register within ten days of paying your first wages.
Yes. Register within ten days of paying your first wages.
Yes. Register within ten days of paying your first wages.
Yes. Register within ten days of paying your first wages.
Yes. Register within ten days of paying your first wages.
Yes. Register within ten days of paying your first wages.
Yes. Register within ten days of paying your first wages.
Yes. Register within ten days of paying your first wages.
Yes. Register within ten days of paying your first wages.
Yes. Register within ten days of paying your first wages.
Texas Workforce Commission.
Step 6 of 6, before the first hire. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space, get the permits for your kind of business and alcohol permits.
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