Filing DBA in Texas

[kornflake]

I am starting a windshield repair business in Dallas, TX. I want to register my company as an LLC with the Texas Secretary of State(SOS). I was told to file the DBA form before filing for the Certificate of Formation Professional Association.

My question pertains to the DBA form. The form gives me the options: Individual, General Partnership, Limited Partnership, Other(name type). If I want to be an LLC, should I put LLC in the "other" line? From my understanding you have to file with the SOS to become an LLC company so in lies my confusion. Can someone please help?

[Business Attorney]

I was told to file the DBA form before filing for the Certificate of Formation Professional Association.

Told by whom? That seems contrary to common sense. I'm not a Texas lawyer, but normally for a business entity to file an assumed name application, the entity must first exist. In fact the only document I have seen that is filed before the entity exists is an application to reserve a name, and that step is not necessary if you plan to form the entity immediately.