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101 answers on cost, timelines, technology and how we work, grouped by service. Each one is written to stand on its own.

About Texas Solutions

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What does Texas Solutions do?

Texas Solutions is a software development and technology services company. It builds custom software, web applications, SaaS platforms and mobile apps; develops AI and machine learning solutions; provides QA and software testing; supplies dedicated development teams; and runs cloud, data, CRM and ERP, and cybersecurity projects. It also operates a truck dispatch service for US carriers.

Where is Texas Solutions based?

Texas Solutions LLC has its office at 401 W Kentucky Ave, Midland, TX 79701, USA, and a delivery office at 297-C Block, PIA Main Boulevard, Lahore, Pakistan covering engineering, QA and after-hours dispatch support.

Who does Texas Solutions work with?

Growing businesses and enterprises that want senior engineers, published pricing and a named contact, plus US owner-operators and small fleets for truck dispatch. We work remotely and overlap with your business hours.

Is Texas Solutions a good choice for outsourcing software development?

It suits companies that want senior engineers, published pricing, working-hours overlap and full ownership of their code. Every project has a named delivery lead, automated testing from the first sprint and a 30-day notice period rather than a long lock-in.

Can we use one service without buying the others?

Yes. Every service line stands on its own with its own agreement. Clients who use several get one account contact across all of them, but nothing is bundled by force.

What currency are your prices in?

All prices are published and invoiced in US dollars. Every client sees the same price list; final pricing is confirmed in writing after a consultation.

Is the estimate calculator a quote?

No. It returns a rough range from the answers you give, using the same published tables as the pricing page. Final pricing is confirmed after a consultation.

What are your contract terms?

Thirty days notice on every recurring service, in either direction, with no termination fee. Project work is governed by the written scope and its acceptance criteria.

Who owns the work you produce?

You do. Repositories, design files, ad accounts, test suites and creative all sit in your name from day one, and handover of repositories, accounts and documentation is part of the exit process.

Where are your teams based?

Midland, Texas and Lahore, Pakistan. The Lahore delivery team covers engineering, QA and after-hours dispatch support, so the dispatch desk is covered around the clock.

How quickly can you start?

Dispatch onboarding takes about three days. Marketing retainers start within a week. Build projects start at the next available sprint boundary, usually inside two weeks.

Do you work with small businesses or only enterprises?

Both. Every service line has a published starting range, so a single owner-operator and a larger engineering organisation can both see where a service starts.

Custom Software, Web and App Development

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Who owns the code and the design files?

You do, from day one. The repository sits in your GitHub organisation and the Figma library is shared to your account. There is no licence to keep paying and nothing is locked to us.

Can our marketing team edit the site without a developer?

Yes. Every block on every page is modelled in the CMS with preview and draft workflow. Editor training is part of handover and the maintenance guide covers the rest.

How do you hit Lighthouse 90+ with this much animation?

We animate only transform and opacity, lazy-load anything below the fold, keep the motion bundle under roughly 80 KB gzipped and set a performance budget that fails the build when it is exceeded.

What happens to our search rankings during a redesign?

We map every existing URL, preserve the pages that rank, redirect what moves and monitor positions for ninety days after launch. Ranking loss during migration is a planning failure, not an inevitability.

Do you work with our existing developers?

Often. We can deliver a design system and component library that your team builds on, or embed alongside them for a defined stretch.

What is the difference between custom software and off-the-shelf software?

Off-the-shelf software is built for many companies and configured to fit. Custom software is built around one company’s processes, integrates with its existing systems and is owned outright. It costs more up front but removes licence fees and workarounds over time.

Which technologies do you use for web and app development?

Mostly React, Next.js and TypeScript on the front end; Node.js, .NET, Python and Go on the back end; React Native and Flutter for mobile; PostgreSQL, MongoDB and Redis for data; and AWS, Azure or Google Cloud for hosting. We stay in your existing stack where one exists.

Do you build SaaS products from scratch?

Yes. We build multi-tenant SaaS platforms with authentication, roles and permissions, subscription billing through Stripe or Paddle, audit logging, usage analytics and an admin console, delivered in phased releases so you can sell before everything is finished.

Do you sign NDAs and assign intellectual property?

Yes. We sign your NDA before discovery, and our contract assigns all intellectual property in the deliverables to you on payment. Repositories and cloud accounts sit in your organisation from the start.

Quality Assurance and Testing

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Which automation framework do you use?

Playwright for most new work because of its speed and reliability. We also work in Cypress and Selenium, and will stay in whatever your team already maintains rather than forcing a migration.

Do we keep the test suite?

Yes. It lives in your repository, uses your CI and is documented at handover. There is nothing proprietary to keep paying for.

How do you measure coverage?

By user journey rather than by code line. Line coverage can be high while the checkout still breaks. We report which critical paths are automated, which are manual and which are untested.

Is your security testing a penetration test?

No. We test the OWASP Top 10 application risks and report severity-rated findings. A formal penetration test with a certificate for compliance purposes needs an accredited provider, and we will say so rather than imply otherwise.

Can your testers work in our sprints?

Yes, that is what the staff augmentation option is. Named engineers join your standups, work your board and use your tooling, and can ramp up or down as the roadmap changes.

Can your QA engineers join our sprints?

Yes. With QA staff augmentation, named testers join your standups, work your Jira board and use your tools. They can ramp up for a release and back down afterwards with thirty days notice.

How quickly can you start testing?

A test strategy and first manual regression run usually start within one to two weeks. The automation framework is typically running in your CI within three to six weeks.

Lead Generation

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What counts as a qualified lead?

Whatever we agree in writing before launch, usually a combination of company size, sector, geography, role seniority and a stated need. If a lead does not meet the criteria, it does not get billed.

Will cold email damage our domain reputation?

Not if it is done properly. We send from dedicated domains that are separate from your main one, authenticate them with SPF, DKIM and DMARC, warm them for several weeks and ramp volume only while deliverability holds.

How long before we see meetings?

Domain warming takes two to three weeks, so the first meetings usually land in week four or five. Meaningful volume data arrives around week eight.

Do you work per lead or on a retainer?

We work on a monthly support plan priced by hours, starting at US$600 a month for up to 40 hours. Any other arrangement is agreed and quoted in writing before work starts.

Are you compliant with GDPR and CAN-SPAM?

Yes. Outreach covered by GDPR runs on legitimate interest with clear opt-out, records of the basis for contact and honoured suppression lists, and all sending follows CAN-SPAM identification and opt-out rules.

How much does B2B lead generation cost?

Our lead-generation support starts at US$600 a month for up to 40 hours of research and outreach support. Paid data, outreach tools and ad spend are separate. We do not guarantee a number of leads or meetings.

Auto Engines

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How do you verify a used engine before it ships?

We confirm the VIN, engine code and casting number, check the emissions region matches your vehicle, and obtain compression and leak-down figures plus photographs. You see all of it before anything is dispatched.

What does the warranty actually cover?

Parts-only cover replaces the unit; parts-plus-labour also covers the install cost of doing so. Both need the engine registered at installation and the service interval kept. We put the exclusions in writing before you buy.

What is a core charge?

A deposit on your old engine, refunded when it is returned in a rebuildable condition. We arrange collection, document its condition and clear the charge, so it does not appear as a surprise invoice later.

Do you install, or only supply?

Both. Installation runs through vetted partner shops with the labour quoted before work starts, and we stay the single point of contact for the whole job.

Can you source European and heavy-duty diesel engines?

Yes. Those go through our wider sourcing network and are quoted per vehicle, since availability and landed cost vary too much for a published range to be honest.

How much does an engine replacement cost?

A used engine supplied and installed typically costs US$2,600 to US$4,500, a remanufactured engine US$4,000 to US$6,500, and a truck or European engine US$6,000 to US$12,000.

AI and Machine Learning

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Will our data be used to train someone else’s model?

No. We use enterprise API terms where providers contractually do not train on your data, and we can deploy inside your own cloud account when that is required.

How do you know the AI is right?

Every project gets an evaluation set built from your real examples. We report accuracy against it before launch and track it monthly after, so quality is a number rather than an impression.

Which model do you use?

Whichever meets the quality bar at the lowest cost and risk for the task. We compare several on your evaluation set and explain the choice.

What does it cost to run once it is built?

We model cost per task at your real volume before launch and set budgets and alerts. For most assistants the running cost is a small fraction of the time saved.

What is RAG and why does it matter for enterprise AI?

Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) lets a language model answer from your own documents instead of only its training data. It reduces made-up answers, keeps information current and lets every answer cite its source, which is why most enterprise chatbots and assistants are built this way.

What is the difference between an AI chatbot and an AI agent?

A chatbot answers questions. An AI agent takes actions across several steps, such as reading a request, looking up data in your CRM, drafting a quote and submitting it for approval. Agents need scoped permissions, approvals and audit logs, which is why they cost more to build.

Which AI models do you work with?

Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT models, Google Gemini, Azure OpenAI and AWS Bedrock, plus open-source models such as Llama and Mistral when data must stay on your own infrastructure. We choose by measured quality and cost on your evaluation set.

How long does an AI project take?

A discovery and pilot phase takes three to six weeks. A production assistant or generative AI workflow takes two to four months, and a custom machine learning model three to six months, mostly depending on how ready the data is.

Data and Analytics

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Power BI or Tableau?

Power BI if you are already on Microsoft 365, Tableau if you have complex visual analysis needs or an existing licence. We work in both and will recommend on cost and fit.

Do we need a data warehouse?

Once you have more than two or three sources, or need history, usually yes. Below that, a well-built model directly on the sources can be enough and we will say so.

Who owns the data platform?

You do. It is built in your cloud account, with your credentials, and fully documented.

How do you keep the numbers right?

Automated data quality tests run on every refresh and alert before bad data reaches a dashboard. Key figures are reconciled against finance during the build.

Cloud and DevOps

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AWS or Azure?

Azure if you are deep in Microsoft 365 and Active Directory, AWS for breadth of services and most SaaS workloads. We are certified in both and will recommend on cost and fit.

Will there be downtime during migration?

Cutovers are rehearsed and scheduled in low-traffic windows. Most workloads move with minutes of downtime, and every wave has a rollback plan.

Can you take over infrastructure someone else built?

Yes. We start with an audit, document what exists, fix the urgent risks and then bring it under infrastructure as code.

How do you keep cloud costs down?

Tagging so every resource has an owner, rightsizing, committed capacity where usage is steady, and a monthly review of what changed and why.

CRM and ERP

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Salesforce, Dynamics or Odoo?

Salesforce for sales-led organisations with complex pipelines, Dynamics 365 for Microsoft-centric businesses, Odoo or Business Central for cost-effective mid-market ERP. We recommend based on your processes and budget, not a partner quota.

Why does ERP cost so much?

Most of the cost is process mapping, data migration and training, not software. Implementations for midsized companies typically range from tens of thousands to around a million, excluding licences, depending on scope.

Can you fix a CRM nobody uses?

Often, yes. We interview the users, simplify the pipeline, remove fields nobody fills in and automate the data entry that made it a chore.

Who owns the licences?

You do. Licences are bought in your name, and all configuration and custom code is documented and handed over.

Cybersecurity

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Do you issue penetration test certificates?

Formal certified tests are delivered through accredited partners, with scoping, triage, remediation and retesting managed by us. We will not present our own review as an accredited certificate.

Can you get us SOC 2 certified?

We prepare you for it: gap analysis, policies, controls and evidence. The report itself is issued by an independent CPA firm, which we help you select and work with.

We are small. Is this overkill?

A two-week assessment is usually enough for smaller companies, and it answers most customer questionnaires. We size the work to your risk and your customers’ demands.

How do you handle what you find?

Findings are shared only with named contacts, stored encrypted and deleted at the end of the engagement unless you ask us to keep them.

How long does SOC 2 readiness take?

Typically two to four months to be ready for a SOC 2 Type I audit, depending on how many controls already exist.

Dedicated Teams

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Do we get to interview the engineers?

Always. We share a shortlist, you interview and choose, and nobody joins your team without your approval.

What if an engineer is not working out?

Tell us and we replace them at no cost, with a handover period so knowledge is not lost.

How much overlap with our working hours?

A daily overlap window with your core hours is agreed before work starts. Extended overlap can carry a premium, which is explained and confirmed in a written quote first.

Who owns the code?

You do. IP assignment is in the contract, and everything is committed to your repositories.

How fast can a dedicated developer start?

Usually within one to two weeks: a shortlist in three to seven days, your interviews, then onboarding. A full squad of four to six engineers typically takes three to four weeks.

Can we scale the team up or down?

Yes, with thirty days notice. You can start with one engineer and add people once you are happy with the pace and quality.

Truck Dispatch

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How much does truck dispatch cost?

Semi trucks (dry van, reefer, flatbed, step deck, power only) pay 5% of weekly gross, hotshots 7%, and box trucks and straight trucks 8%, for OTR operations. On a semi grossing $8,000-$10,000 a week that is about $400-$500 a week. The final percentage is discussed with each carrier.

Is there a flat weekly fee?

No. We charge a percentage of weekly gross only. There is no flat rate, no setup fee and no monthly subscription. Local and regional work is quoted separately.

Am I locked into a contract?

No. Thirty days notice, either direction, no termination fee. If the service is not earning its fee you should be able to leave.

Why do small trucks pay a higher percentage than semis?

Box truck and hotshot loads are smaller and more frequent, so each truck needs more calls, broker setups and paperwork per dollar of gross. That is why hotshots are 7%, box trucks 8% and semis 5%.

Do you handle my invoicing and factoring?

Yes. We assemble the rate confirmation, bill of lading and proof of delivery and submit the same day the load delivers, either to your factor or direct to the broker, then follow up until it pays.

Can I keep my own broker relationships?

Absolutely. We work your existing brokers alongside ours, and every setup we file is in your carrier name, not ours.

Do I need my own MC and DOT number to use a dispatch service?

Yes. A dispatch service books freight under your own operating authority. We help with broker setups using your MC number, insurance certificate and W-9, and every setup stays in your carrier name.

Is a truck dispatcher worth it for an owner-operator?

For most owner-operators, yes, if the dispatcher raises weekly gross, cuts deadhead and recovers detention by more than the fee.

What hours is the dispatch desk staffed?

The dispatch desk is available 24/7, run from Midland, Texas with after-hours support from our Lahore team. Engineering and marketing work is business hours only.

Dental Revenue Cycle Management (RCM)

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How much does dental RCM cost?

Per location, per month, set by the insurance collections we post that month: a flat $1,200 under $40,000, 3.5% from $40,000 to $99,999, 3% from $100,000 to $149,999, and 2.5% at $150,000 and above. Groups and DSOs get a custom quote. No setup fee. Insurance collections are the carrier payments we post for a location in that month (PPO, DHMO, indemnity and Medicaid dental). Patient payments are not part of the fee base.

What does the monthly fee include?

The monthly fee covers seven of the eight services: insurance verification, claims, denials and appeals, payment posting, A/R management from your start date, patient statements and reporting. Charged separately: credentialing and provider enrollment, and cleanup of A/R that existed before your start date, each quoted after a review. Your clearinghouse and software subscriptions stay with your practice.

Do you do medical billing?

No. Texas Solutions RCM focuses on dental revenue cycle management only, because dental plans, CDT coding, attachments and dental remittances work differently from medical claims.

Which dental software do you work in?

The team works inside Open Dental, Dentrix and Eaglesoft through named accounts your administrator controls; other systems are confirmed during the consultation. Nothing to install and no data to migrate. Texas Solutions is not a partner, reseller or integration vendor of any software company. Claims go out as X12 837D and payments post from 835 ERAs through the clearinghouse connected to your system.

Can we outsource only one part, such as insurance verification or A/R?

Yes. Many offices start with one area and keep the rest in-house. The written proposal spells out which tasks are ours and which stay with your team.

How do you protect patient information?

We sign a Business Associate Agreement before accessing any patient data, work only inside your systems through named accounts with the least access each task needs, and never send patient details by ordinary email or chat. This website and its forms are for business enquiries only.

Which dental specialties do you support?

General dentistry, Orthodontics, Endodontics, Periodontics, Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Pediatric dentistry, Prosthodontics, Dental group practices and DSOs.

Do you work with DSOs and multi-location groups?

Yes. There is no minimum size: solo offices, specialty practices and multi-location groups each get a scope and price sized to their claim volume.

Where can I learn more?

Our dental division has its own site, rcm.texassolutions.co, with service details, free dental billing calculators and guides.

Ads Optimization and Design

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Do you charge a flat fee or a percentage of spend?

A flat monthly fee. Ads management starts at US$300 a month for one platform and up to three campaigns, and larger accounts are quoted in writing. Ad spend is separate and paid directly by you.

Who owns the ad accounts?

You do. We work inside your accounts with delegated access. If we part ways, you keep every campaign, audience and piece of creative.

How quickly will cost per acquisition come down?

Tracking fixes show up within days. Structural changes need two to four weeks of data. Creative-driven gains usually land in month two or three once enough variants have been tested.

What is the minimum ad spend you work with?

Around $3,000 a month per platform. Below that there is not enough data to optimise on and the management fee eats too much of the budget.

Can you work with our in-house designer?

Yes. We can supply concepts and angles for your team to produce, or produce everything ourselves, whichever is faster for you.

How much does PPC management cost?

Our ads management starts at US$300 a month for one platform and up to three campaigns. Setup and tracking is a one-time US$300 to US$1,000. Ad spend is separate and paid directly by you.

Google AdSense Revenue Management

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Will you get our AdSense account approved?

We audit against the publisher policies before applying and fix what would cause a rejection. We cannot guarantee approval because Google makes that decision, but a pre-application audit removes the common causes.

Does adding more ad units increase revenue?

Usually not past a point. More units lower the value of each impression, hurt Core Web Vitals and push readers away, which cuts sessions. We optimise revenue per session, which often means fewer units.

How is your fee calculated?

A flat monthly fee per site, starting at US$200 a month for one site with a monthly review. Additional sites and larger scopes are quoted in writing.

What happens if we get a policy strike?

We audit the flagged content, write the remediation, make the fixes and support the appeal. Ongoing monitoring is included so new content is checked before it becomes a problem.

Is this pricing a market benchmark?

No. It is our own rate card. No public pricing survey exists for AdSense revenue management, and we would rather say so than imply a benchmark that does not exist.

How can I increase my AdSense RPM?

Audit policy risk first, instrument revenue per ad unit, remove low-earning units that cause layout shift, reserve ad slot space, and test placement changes against a held-back control group.

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