Trudex

Which other entities are likely under common control with this one, and who did it take over from or hand over to? Returns affiliates with relation_type (shared trade name, shared mailing address, similar name in the same city), confidence and the evidence that matched; plus took_over_from and taken_over_by: businesses that followed one another at the same premises under the same or a similar trade name (a sale or a reorganisation, not common control), each handover dated. Texas only; businesses registered with the Texas Comptroller or TABC, refreshed nightly from Texas state datasets. Inferred links, not ownership records. Example: {"entity_id": "32057926266"}.

What is opening in this Texas city or ZIP? Returns pre-opening and new-outlet signals since a date, one row per address, each with a stage (applied, licensed, permitted, opened) and its source records. With no city or zip it searches all of Texas over the last 7 days (31 at most). Texas only; businesses registered with the Texas Comptroller or TABC, refreshed nightly from Texas state datasets. Filter by NAICS code or category (restaurant, bar, liquor_store, convenience_store, brewery_winery_distillery). Each row carries opening_context: what kind of opening it is (takeover of a closed business's site, ownership_change, expansion by an owner with other locations, existing_business, new_owner, ...), a confidence (high, medium, low) and a plain-language reason. Filter with opening_types and min_confidence. entity_id is null on rows owned by an individual or not linked to a taxpayer. Example: {"city": "Fort Worth", "since": "2026-07-01", "category": "restaurant", "opening_types": ["takeover"], "min_confidence": "high"}.

What is this business legally, and is it in good standing? Returns the legal profile for an entity_id: legal name, organization type, SOS file number, charter date, SOS status, right to transact business (forfeited means franchise tax forfeiture), mailing address, and counts of locations, TABC licenses and affiliates. Also returns state_permits (Comptroller fuels, IFTA, interstate trucker, tobacco, hotel occupancy tax and direct-pay permits, flagging suspended permits and hotel locations gone out of business) and tabc_credit_law_delinquency (appearances on TABC's Credit Law Delinquent List: a wholesaler reported unpaid alcohol deliveries, so the retailer may buy for cash only while listed), federal_exclusions (active SAM.gov debarments and suspensions, shown only where the excluded firm has this entity's exact name and street address; an empty list is not a clearance), motor_carriers (FMCSA USDOT numbers with the same name and street address, each flagging an out-of-service order in force; get_motor_carriers has the full record), and labor_summary (five-year OSHA and wage-and-hour totals for records with the same name and street address; get_labor_record has the records). Texas only; businesses registered with the Texas Comptroller or TABC, refreshed nightly from Texas state datasets. Example: {"entity_id": "32057926266"}.

What alcohol licenses does this business hold or has it held? Returns TABC licenses with type, trade name, status and issue, status-change and expiration dates, each with how it was linked to the entity and the link's confidence, and any TABC Credit Law Delinquent List appearances (unpaid wholesaler credit). Texas only; businesses registered with the Texas Comptroller or TABC, refreshed nightly from Texas state datasets. Example: {"entity_id": "32057926266", "active_only": true}.

Where does this business operate? Returns its locations (sales-tax outlets, plus closed ones known from mixed-beverage receipts) with trade name, address, NAICS code, permit and first-sale dates, and whether each is current or ended. Texas only; businesses registered with the Texas Comptroller or TABC, refreshed nightly from Texas state datasets. Example: {"entity_id": "32057926266", "include_affiliates": true}.

What has happened to this business, and when? Returns dated events, newest first: formed, location opened or closed, licensed, license surrendered or expired, location transferred between entities, license applied for. Texas only; businesses registered with the Texas Comptroller or TABC, refreshed nightly from Texas state datasets. Each event names its source record. Example: {"entity_id": "32057926266", "include_affiliates": true}.

Which Texas business is this? Turns a brand, trade name or legal name into ranked candidates with entity_id, legal name, trade names, an address, confidence (0-1) and match_reasons. Texas only; businesses registered with the Texas Comptroller or TABC, refreshed nightly from Texas state datasets. status is match, possible, ambiguous (add a city or address) or not_found; weak guesses are never returned. Example: {"name": "Heim Barbecue", "city": "Fort Worth"}. Pass the entity_id to the other tools.