Website cost guide · Texas

How much does a website cost in Texas?

The Texas Comptroller lists building and hosting a website as a data processing service, and 20 percent of a data processing charge is exempt from tax. On top of the price, ask about Texas sales tax, the state privacy law and the 30-day breach notice rule. This guide covers each one and links the official source.

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The short answer

Website prices for Texas businesses

For a small business in Texas, a website of up to 5 pages on a premium WordPress theme starts at $799 with us and takes about 15 days. A custom-coded site of up to 8 pages, built in Astro, Next.js or React, starts at $1,999 and takes about 4 weeks. Fixing an existing site starts at $249, and looking after it costs $49 a month. Texas taxes website creation as data processing on 80% of the charge, so check whether each quote you compare includes Texas sales tax.

01 · Basic Website
$799
02 · Business Website
$1,999
03 · Website Fix & Speed-up
$249
04 · Website Care Plan
$49

Our usual starting prices in USD. You get a written quote before any work starts, and the price we agree is the price you pay.

Official figures · Texas

Texas in numbers

Official Texas figures that change what a website ends up costing and what it has to do.

Highest combined sales tax rate
8.25%
In 2026 the Comptroller lists a 6.25 percent state rate, and local taxes can add up to 2 percent more. Only 80 percent of a data processing charge is taxed, so at the top rate the tax works out to about 6.6 percent of a website's price.
Official source Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts · Sales and Use Tax
Special purpose districts that add sales tax
510
The Comptroller's 2026 list counts 510 special purpose districts that collect sales tax on top of state, city, county and transit tax. The tax on the same website can differ from one Texas address to the next, so look up the rate for yours.
Official source Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts · Special Purpose Districts
Transit authorities that add sales tax
10
As of 2026 the Comptroller lists six metropolitan transit authorities, two city transit departments, one county transit authority and one advanced transportation district that collect sales tax, in areas such as Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio. Where a website charge is taxable, transit tax there is added to the state rate.
Official source Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts · Transit Authorities
Privacy law penalty per violation
Up to $7,500
Under the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, in force since July 1, 2024, only the Attorney General enforces the law and can seek up to $7,500 for each violation once a 30-day notice to cure has passed. Ask what personal data your site's forms, analytics and ad pixels will collect.
Official source Texas Legislature · H.B. 4, 88th Legislature (enrolled), Business & Commerce Code §541.155

Only in Texas

Texas rules to check before you sign

Federal rules are on our US guide. These rules come from Texas law and the Texas Comptroller. Use them to know what to ask. They are not tax or legal advice.

  1. §1

    Building a website is a taxable service in Texas

    The Texas Comptroller's Taxable Services guide (January 2026) lists web hosting and web site creation and maintenance as data processing services, which Texas taxes. Using a computer only as a tool to help perform a professional service is not data processing, so a project that mixes services can be treated differently. Ask every studio whether its quote includes Texas sales tax, and check with the Comptroller if you are unsure.

    Official source Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts · Taxable Services (Publication 96-259)
  2. §2

    Only 80% of the charge is taxed

    The Comptroller says twenty percent of the charge for data processing services is exempt from tax, so sales tax falls on the other 80 percent. When you compare a quote that adds Texas tax with one that does not, work out the tax on 80 percent of the price, not on all of it.

    Official source Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts · Taxable Services (Publication 96-259)
  3. §3

    The local rate depends on where you are

    Texas charges 6.25 percent state sales and use tax. Cities, counties, special purpose districts and transit authorities can add up to 2 percent more, for a combined maximum of 8.25 percent. Two Texas businesses can pay different tax on the same website, so look up the rate for your own address on the Comptroller's site.

    Official source Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts · Sales and Use Tax
  4. §4

    The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act

    Since July 1, 2024 the Act has applied to businesses that do business in Texas or offer products or services used by Texas residents and that process or sell personal data. Businesses that meet the SBA's small business definition are generally exempt, but they still may not sell a consumer's sensitive data without consent. Businesses the Act covers must give a clear privacy notice. Ask a lawyer which rules apply to you before a site with forms, analytics or ad pixels goes live.

    Official source Texas Legislature · H.B. 4, 88th Legislature (enrolled), Business & Commerce Code ch. 541
  5. §5

    30 days to report a data breach

    Since September 1, 2023, Business & Commerce Code section 521.053 has required a business whose breach involves at least 250 Texas residents to notify the Attorney General as soon as practicable and no later than 30 days after determining that the breach happened, using the form on the Attorney General's website. Ask any studio how it keeps forms and customer data secure, and who would tell you if something went wrong.

    Official source Texas Legislature · S.B. 768, 88th Legislature (enrolled)

This is a builder's checklist, not legal or regulatory advice. Guidance changes, so check your regulator's current pages; we build the pages it asks for and make them easy for you to keep up to date.

What moves the price

Six things that decide the cost

Storvexa Your quote, line by line

  1. 01

    Pages and content

    Five pages cost less than twenty. Writing the copy, finding photos and moving content from an old site all take time, so say up front who supplies them.

  2. 02

    Theme or custom code

    A premium WordPress theme is the quickest and cheapest route. A site written in our own code costs more, loads faster and has no page-builder plugins to keep updating.

  3. 03

    What the site has to do

    A contact form is simple. Online booking, payments, client logins or a shop each add work, because each has to be built, tested and kept safe.

  4. 04

    Languages and markets

    Every extra language means translated pages and its own search setup. Prices in more than one currency add a little more.

  5. 05

    Connections to your tools

    Linking the site to a CRM, a booking calendar, an accounting tool or a payment provider is quoted per connection, after we have seen what the tool allows.

  6. 06

    Speed and search work

    Basic Google setup comes with every site. Full on-page SEO, a Google Business Profile and analytics come with the custom-coded package.

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FAQ · 06

Website cost in Texas: common questions

Asked before anyone asks for a quote.

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Yes, in most cases. The Texas Comptroller lists web site creation and maintenance, and web hosting, as data processing services. Twenty percent of the charge is exempt, so tax falls on the other 80 percent. Ask each studio whether its quote includes Texas sales tax, and check with the Comptroller if your project mixes taxable and non-taxable work.

It depends on where the tax is due. The state rate is 6.25 percent, and cities, counties, transit authorities and special purpose districts can add up to 2 percent, for a combined maximum of 8.25 percent. Only 80 percent of a data processing charge is taxed, so at the top rate the tax works out to about 6.6 percent of the price.

Mostly not. Businesses that meet the SBA's small business definition are generally outside the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, which has applied since July 1, 2024. They still may not sell a consumer's sensitive data without consent. Businesses the Act covers must give a clear privacy notice. Ask a lawyer which rules apply to you.

It sets a deadline. Under Business and Commerce Code section 521.053, a breach involving at least 250 Texas residents must be reported to the Attorney General no later than 30 days after the business determines it happened, using the Attorney General's online form. Ask your web studio how it would spot a breach and how quickly it would tell you.

We work by video call at a time that suits you, whether your business is on Central or Mountain time. Prices are in US dollars. Before any work starts, you get a written quote listing the pages, features and timeline. You pay in stages and see the site at each step, so nothing is a surprise at launch.

The Texas Attorney General does, and only the Attorney General. Before suing, the office must give at least 30 days' written notice so the business can fix the problem. If it is not fixed, the penalty can reach $7,500 for each violation. The Act gives consumers no private right to sue under it.

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