New Texas businesses / Food & drink
New restaurants in Texas
In the four weeks to October 10, 2026, 839 new restaurants and food businesses across Texas got a sales tax permit for a new outlet, about 210 a week.
210new restaurants a week
839in the last 4 weeks
310cities and towns
Per week
Busiest cities
- Houston86
- San Antonio45
- Dallas39
- Austin28
- El Paso27
- Fort Worth25
- Katy12
- Plano12
- Laredo11
- Spring10
The latest
| Permitted | Business | Type | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | The Big E's Smokehouse | Food & drink | Brownsville |
| Oct 9 | J's Tasty Kitchen INC | Food & drink | Grand Prairie |
| Oct 9 | Flamingo Bar Patio | Food & drink | Laredo |
| Oct 9 | Pacific Asian Market and Cafe | Food & drink | Longview |
| Oct 9 | Babylon Coffee Roasters, LLC | Food & drink | North Richland Hills |
| Oct 9 | Sushibox | Food & drink | Allen |
| Oct 9 | Country Grace Cafe and Boutique | Food & drink | Roaring Springs |
| Oct 9 | Cravings Gourmet Catering | Food & drink | Lewisville |
| Oct 9 | Tacos La Reina | Food & drink | Combine |
| Oct 9 | Sprout & Play Cafe | Food & drink | Harlingen |
| Oct 9 | The Toasted Yolk Cafe | Food & drink | Manor |
| Oct 9 | 16 Handles | Food & drink | San Antonio |
Outlet addresses are left out here; subscribers get them in every email. Sole proprietors filing under their own name are never included.
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Build your list →Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts — active sales tax permit holders. Counted by permit date; only genuinely new outlets with a business name. Last permit in this data: October 10, 2026.