The secretary of state must charge set filing fees for limited partnership-related filings, with some special rules and caps.
Sec. 4.155. FILING FEES: LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS. For a filing by or for a limited partnership, the secretary of state shall impose the following fees: (1) for filing a certificate of formation or an application for registration as a foreign limited partnership, $750; (2) for filing a certificate of amendment or an amendment of registration of a foreign limited partnership, $150; (3) for filing a restated certificate of formation, $300; (4) for filing a statement for change of registered office, registered agent, or both, $15; (5) for filing a statement of change of name or address of a registered agent, $15, except that the maximum fee for simultaneous filings by a registered agent for more than one limited partnership may not exceed $750; (6) for filing a certificate of termination, $40; (7) for filing a certificate of withdrawal of a foreign limited partnership, $15; (8) for filing a certificate of reinstatement of a limited partnership or registration as a foreign limited partnership after involuntary termination or revocation under Chapter 11 or Chapter 9, $75; (9) for filing a periodic report required under Chapter 153, $50; (10) for reviving a limited partnership's right to transact business under Chapter 153, $50 plus a late fee in an amount equal to the lesser of: (A) $25 for each month or part of a month that elapses after the date of the notice of forfeiture; or (B) $100; (11) for reinstatement of a certificate of formation or registration under Chapter 153, $50 plus a late fee of $100 and a reinstatement fee of $75; (12) for filing any document required or permitted to be filed for a limited liability partnership, the secretary of state shall impose the same fee as the filing fee for a general partnership under Section 4.158. For purposes of calculation of the filing fee, all references to partners in Section 4.158 as applied to limited partnerships mean general partners only; and (13) for filing any instrument as provided by this code for which this section does not expressly provide a fee, $15. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 64 (H.B. 1319), Sec. 12, eff. January 1, 2006.