Formation of Business Entities and Nonprofit Corporations Under the Texas Business Organizations Code: Online filing available through SOSDirect. Hendershot Cowart P.C. provides guidance on forming corporations, LLCs, and other business entities in Texas.There are several important steps to starting a corporation in Texas. The first step is understanding the two types of for-profit corporations. To form a Texas corporation, you must file a certificate of formation with the Secretary of State and pay a filing fee. Under Texas law, for-profit Texas corporations need to list the name and address of at least one director on their Certificate of Formation. Enter the name, title, term expiration date and complete address for each officer, director, member, general partner or manager of the corporation. The document required to form a corporation in Texas is called the Certificate of Formation.