To user piker's point, most corporate attorneys are licensed to practice where they are and in Delaware, which has become sort of a default, because of the clar

To user piker's point, most corporate attorneys are licensed to practice where they are and in Delaware, which has become sort of a default, because of the clarity of their regs and case-law. The deal seems to be: "Let's do business under some rules that both of us understand". This Central Texas' startup attorney's blog is worth flipping through - and this article speaks to your specific concern: - http://siliconhillslawyer.com/2013/04/16/should-i-form-my-austin-startup-in-texas-or-delaware/ Net-net: You only need to worry about it if you are raising outside money. And it isn't any particular "Texas is stupid" kind of thing. (Many states are much worse...)