What a Texas Sales-Tax Permit Actually Tells You About a New Business
Not every new Comptroller sales-tax permit is a storefront opening — here's how to read the Austin-metro feed correctly, including the home-based-reseller noise.
2026-10-02
Austin Signals Blog
Data-driven reads on Austin construction and new-business activity — every number sourced from the public feeds we track. 4 posts in Guides.
How to Look Up an Austin Building Permit (Free, in Under a Minute)
A step-by-step guide to finding a specific Austin building permit — by address, permit number, or ZIP — without digging through the City's own search tool.
2026-10-02
How to Find New Businesses Opening in Austin Before Anyone Else Does
New businesses show up in public records weeks before a grand opening — here's which feed to check for which kind of business, and how to filter out the noise.
2026-10-02
NAICS Codes, Explained: What That 6-Digit Number Actually Means
Every new business filing carries a NAICS code — here's how the hierarchy works, and which codes to watch (or filter out) when reading Austin's new-business data.
2026-10-02