The permit you didn't know you needed is the one that shuts you down.
eDocket tells you exactly which permits and licenses your business needs, prepares the filings, and tracks every renewal date — so a missed deadline never turns into a fine, a failed inspection, or a closed door.
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Guessing about compliance is how businesses get fined.
A general-purpose chatbot will confidently invent a form number and a fee. In compliance, a confident wrong answer is worse than no answer at all. eDocket is built the other way around.
Cited, or it isn't said
Answers come from a versioned rulebook of real jurisdiction rules, each carrying its source. If we don't have a verified fact, you get a null — never a plausible-sounding guess.
The model never rules on fees
Determinations run against deterministic rules, not a language model's memory. AI helps you describe your situation; it does not decide what you owe.
A human signs off
Anything carrying real liability is reviewed and approved by a person before it's filed on your behalf.
What we track
We publish exactly what is live today and what is still being built. 7 modules are verified and available now; the rest are on the roadmap and marked as such.
Property & trades
Work on a building you own or service — the permits a job actually needs before it starts.
- Water heater replacementAvailable now
- Plumbing & irrigation permitPlanned
- Roofing permitPlanned
- Fence permitPlanned
Opening a business
The upstream spine every storefront shares — entity, tax, name, and the certificate that lets you open the doors.
- Sales & use tax permitAvailable now
- LLC formationAvailable now
- Assumed name (DBA) — registered entityAvailable now
- Assumed name (DBA) — sole proprietorAvailable now
Retail & hospitality licensing
The recurring licenses a c-store, restaurant or bar has to hold — and renew — to keep selling.
- Tobacco retailer permitAvailable now
- E-cigarette / vape retailerAvailable now
- Alcohol — wine & beer retailerPlanned
- Temporary food permitPlanned
Signage
Putting your name on the building.
- On-premise sign permitPlanned
- Banner permitPlanned
How it works
- 01
Tell us what you’re doing
Describe the job or the business in plain English — replacing a water heater, opening a kitchen, putting up a sign. No permit codes required.
- 02
Get a cited answer
You find out which permits apply, which don’t, and what has to happen first — with the rule and the source behind every answer, so you can check our work.
- 03
We prepare the filing
The forms come back filled from what you already told us. A human reviews anything that carries real liability before it goes out.
- 04
Never miss the renewal
Every permit you file lands in your docket with its expiry tracked, so the renewal reaches you before the penalty does.
One plan. $19.99 a month.
Unlimited permits · all covered Houston jurisdictions
No seats, no tiers, no sales call.
Find out what you actually need.
Start a 7-day free trial and run your first determination today.
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