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Propose a specific Texas trade area and explain who will lead day-to-day operations. Review the investment and training before making a site commitment.
State development · United States
Pizza franchise opportunities in Texas
Texas offers candidates a broad state-level conversation about where Russo's New York-style pizza and full Italian kitchen could fit. Compare metropolitan, employment, suburban, and regional settings rather than treating the state as one market, and connect each potential city to its own customer and operating questions.
Russo’s Franchise Disclosure Document is active in Texas. Qualified candidates can request the FDD and discuss territories now.
Open Russo’s restaurants in Texas: Briar Forest; Bridgeland (Cypress); Cypress Crossing; Conroe; Fairfield Town Center (Cypress); Galleria; Galveston; Grand Parkway (Spring); Greatwood (Sugar Land); Halal Express / West Houston; Katy Reserve; Kingwood; League City; Meyerland; Midtown; Morton Ranch (Katy); New Caney; Pearland Town Center; Sugar Land / Hwy 6; The Woodlands; Frisco; Richardson; The Rim (San Antonio); South Padre Island.
Market and site availability are subject to review.
Before evaluating Texas, understand the Russo's restaurant concept, review investment requirements and explore training and support. Then use the local research below to prepare your market questions.
Your local market plan
Evaluate Texas one trade area at a time.
Evaluate Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, McAllen, and nearby communities as distinct city-selection options. Compare competition, property costs, labor, access, delivery distances, and sourcing requirements before narrowing areas. Test office, household, school, event, and catering occasions locally; any area-development plan should follow evidence from individual trade-area studies.
The places below are research starting points, not approved sites, existing restaurant locations or available territories.
Metro trade areas to research
Dallas–Fort Worth: Plano's Legacy office district and households in McKinney and Prosper warrant separate lunch and family-dinner studies. On the Fort Worth side, assess Alliance-area trade areas independently and account for Russo's existing Frisco and Richardson restaurants.
Houston: Compare remaining trade areas in Tomball, Fulshear and Richmond–Rosenberg with the Energy Corridor's weekday catering base. Map the existing Houston-area restaurants before drawing a delivery radius or proposing another neighborhood site.
San Antonio: Stone Oak and Alamo Ranch offer distinct household markets, while the I-35 corridor toward Schertz and New Braunfels needs a separate site plan. Account for the existing restaurant at The Rim when reviewing the northwest side.
Austin: Round Rock and Cedar Park offer north-metro family-dining markets, while the Domain's office base calls for a different weekday lunch plan. Evaluate South Austin separately rather than assuming cross-city delivery on I-35 is practical.
Item 19 performance information
FY2025 Item 19 net sales for franchised Russo's stores.*
$1,368,586Average net sales, top 25% of franchised stores
$1,042,444Average net sales, top 50% of franchised stores
$439,350–$1,490,000Total initial investment range (FDD Item 7)
*Based on Item 19 of the Russo's Franchise Disclosure Document, fiscal year 2025. Some outlets have sold these amounts. There is no assurance you will sell as much. These are historical net sales figures, not profit, owner income, cash flow or forecasts. Individual results may vary. See the current FDD for complete details.
Read the complete Item 19 explanationThe right ownership conversation
An Italian restaurant franchise in Texas, built around your plan.
A Texas candidate should understand the selected city's real estate, permitting, staffing, vendor networks, and delivery economics. Explain how the first location would be managed before outlining area development. Multi-unit plans need named leaders, site-selection criteria, and a practical approach to training and local marketing.
Multi-unit ownership
Show how your management team, capital and opening schedule could support more than one restaurant. Each proposed location requires review.
Area development
Qualified groups can discuss developing a defined area in Texas. Territory boundaries, schedule, obligations and fees belong in approved agreements, not assumptions.
Chef-founded. More than pizza.
Bring a full Italian kitchen to your Texas business plan.
New York-style pizza brings people in. Pasta, Italian entrees, salads and desserts give guests more ways to order and return. Russo’s pairs a chef-created menu with dine-in, takeout, delivery and catering.
Dine-inTakeoutDeliveryCatering
Your Texas forecast should test each channel separately, including labor, food costs, delivery fees and local competition. More channels do not guarantee more profit.
Explore the menu and ingredientsKnow the commitment
Plan the investment for Texas before choosing a site.
A Texas pizza franchise budget starts with the published U.S. range, then requires a site-specific estimate. The current Franchise Disclosure Document governs the investment table, fees, assumptions and obligations.
Do not treat historical Net Sales as profit or personal income. Review operating costs, working capital and the disclosure documents with your own advisers.
Review U.S. investment details
Prepare to operate
Your Texas plan needs an operating team, not just a location.
Ask how site review, training, opening preparation, approved suppliers and operating systems fit your ownership plan. The applicable franchise documents define the full support program.
For Texas, identify your restaurant leader early and map hiring, training, permitting and the proposed opening schedule together.
Review franchise training and supportStart with your market
Let's talk about Texas.
Share your preferred Texas trade area, ownership interest and capital range. Franchise Development can help you review the concept and the right next step.
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Texas franchise questions.
Is a pizza franchise available in Texas?
This page starts a franchise development conversation about Texas; it does not confirm an open territory. Russo's must review the proposed area, candidate and development plan before confirming availability.
What does a Russo's franchise in Texas cost?
The published U.S. investment range is $439,350 to $1,490,000, including the $35,000 franchise fee. Your Texas budget depends on the site and restaurant plan. Review the current FDD for the full investment table, assumptions, fees and obligations.
Can I discuss multiple restaurants in Texas?
Yes. Qualified operators may discuss multi-unit ownership and area development agreements. Propose the cities or trade areas, management team, capital plan and development schedule. Any area, exclusivity, timing and commercial terms require approval and the applicable agreements.
What information should I send for Texas?
Start with your contact details and preferred market. Include your ownership goals and capital range. Your experience, proposed trade areas, management plan and timeline help the team decide what to review with you next.
How do I evaluate an Italian restaurant franchise in Texas?
Compare the menu, investment, training, operating responsibilities and sales channels. For Texas, investigate the named research areas on this page and build a site-level plan for access, staffing, delivery economics and competition. Historical sales are not profit or a guarantee.
How should I compare pizza franchise opportunities in Texas?
Compare the complete investment, your role as an operator, training, supplier obligations and the proposed territory. Ask how the menu and sales channels fit your specific trade area. Review disclosures and agreements before committing capital or signing a lease.
Your next research step
Build a Texas trade-area proposal
Start by mapping the existing Russo’s restaurants listed above. A city name alone does not establish that another restaurant can be developed there. Bring a specific neighborhood and operating plan to your first conversation.
Houston and Dallas–Fort Worth
Identify nearby Russo’s restaurants before drawing your proposed service area. For office-focused sites, estimate weekday lunch and catering separately from evening household demand.
Austin and San Antonio
Compare one neighborhood at a time. Map actual pickup and delivery routes during meal periods; a distance radius alone does not show how customers reach the restaurant.
One restaurant or several
Name the person responsible for daily operations at each proposed restaurant. For a multi-unit plan, outline management coverage and a phased opening schedule before discussing a development agreement.
Read the Tempe and Mesa owner profiles to prepare questions about ownership and opening. These Arizona examples do not establish results or territory availability in this state.
Review investment requirements · Explore training and support
Bring your preferred trade area, ownership role and capital range. Ask Franchise Development to confirm availability before you negotiate a lease.
Discuss your market plan