Texas Specific Law

In Texas, property ownership is often split into two estates: the surface estate (the land you live on and farm) and the mineral estate (the oil and gas beneath it). Under Texas la...

When facing overwhelming debt or a massive civil judgment, the fear of losing your family home is paralyzing. Fortunately, the Texas Constitution and Property Code provide some of...

For Texas homeowners, the Residence Homestead Exemption is the holy grail of tax relief. Not only does it remove a portion of your home's value from taxation, but more importantly,...

When a pipeline company sends a letter announcing they will be taking a strip of your Texas land, many landowners assume they have no choice but to sign the first offer. This is a...

For generations, Texas families have relied on oil and gas royalties as a primary source of wealth. However, as the energy industry evolves across the Permian Basin, Eagle Ford, an...

When you sit down to fight your Central Appraisal District (CAD), you cannot simply argue that your taxes are too high. Texas law requires you to base your protest on specific lega...

When the spring mail arrives in Texas, homeowners across the state often experience a familiar shock: the annual Notice of Appraised Value from their local Central Appraisal Distri...

Running a small business in Texas comes with inevitable customer disputes. However, when a dissatisfied customer elevates a standard complaint into a formal claim under the Texas D...

Getting injured on the job is a terrifying experience, especially when mounting medical bills threaten your family's financial stability. In most of the United States, an injured e...