Learn Texas law
Straightforward explanations of how Texas courts handle family, criminal, bankruptcy, real estate, and estate matters, with the statutes that control each one.
Education hubs
- Texas Family Law — Texas family law is governed by the Texas Family Code. Courts decide conservatorship, possession and access, child support, and property division using the best-interest standard.
- Texas Criminal Defense — Texas criminal charges are graded by the Texas Penal Code and processed under the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. Offense class drives punishment range and court.
- Texas Bankruptcy — Bankruptcy is federal law, but Texas filers may elect the Texas exemptions — including a homestead exemption with no dollar cap, limited instead by acreage.
- Texas Real Estate Law — Texas real property matters run on the Texas Property Code — deed form, recording, seller disclosure, easements, and HOA procedure all follow it.
- Texas Estate Planning — Texas estate planning and probate run on the Texas Estates Code, which allows independent administration — one of the least burdensome probate processes in the country.
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