Texas Proud · Memoir
The Oak I Once Wanted to Be Buried Under
“That evening, for the first time, I understood that light can be a reason to stay somewhere.”
Sebastian Sauerborn · 31 min read
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Understand Texas before you decide
05 articles
Location
What makes Texas so attractive as a US base
Taxes, job market and regulation: the factors that make Texas so hard for entrepreneurs to ignore.
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Life in the USA
The Lone Star State, between cash and cowboys
Economic powerhouse and myth: why Texas ticks so differently from the rest of America.
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Austin
Is Austin the best city in the USA?
Tech, growth, quality of life and costs: what our home city of Austin feels like in real life.
Read article →Legal structures in Texas
Guides
All 23 articles on Germans, Austrians and Swiss in America
The Germans, Austrians and Swiss who helped build America, from Pennsylvania to Texas.
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Guides
All 23 articles on freedom & home
What freedom, community and self-reliance mean in everyday American life.
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Guides
All 6 articles on life in America
Everything you want to know once Texas is more than just an idea for you.
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Account and credit
In Texas, your handshake counts. So does your credit score.
With a standard business credit card, you usually sign a personal guarantee, so the card issuer checks your own US credit score. That's why your US company needs two things: an account where your customers' dollars land, and a credit history in your name that America can read.
US banking
Mercury for your company, Wise for your euros, a bank appointment in Austin, Miami or another major US city
How your US company receives dollars, moves euros and gets to know a traditional US bank in person. To US banking → Credit Builder PersonalUS credit history in your own name, one payment at a time
A US residential address, guidance on your first card application and your bank appointment in Austin, Miami or another major US city: the foundation for the credit score America asks about. Explore Credit Builder Personal →It all starts with your company: Mercury requires its formation documents and EIN for the application. Form it as a Texas LLC, Texas C Corporation or Texas Limited Partnership.