Texas Legal Topics and Practice Areas

Charities/Nonprofits

Directory of Legal Services to the Poor (State Bar of Texas)

FAQs About Nonprofit Organizations (State Bar of Texas)

Law Enforcement Charities (State Bar of Texas)

Consumers

Consumer Protection (State Bar of Texas)

Consumer Protection and Public Health Information (Office of the Attorney General)

Door-to-Door Sales (State Bar of Texas)

Educational Pamphlets (State Bar of Texas)

Identity Theft (State Bar of Texas)

Safe Shopping Online (State Bar of Texas)

Service Contracts: Do You Need One? (State Bar of Texas)

Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (Southern Methodist University)

Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act (State Bar of Texas)

'Tis the Season to be Cautious: Shopping on the Internet and Donating to Charities (State Bar of Texas)

Families/Children

Adoption Laws and Legislation (TxCARE)

Adoption Options (State Bar of Texas)

Child Abuse (State Bar of Texas)

Child Support Laws in Texas (Southern Methodist University)

Divorce in Texas (Southern Methodist University)

Domestic Violence in the Workplace (State Bar of Texas)

Family Violence: Legal Choices for Victims of Domestic Violence (State Bar of Texas)

Guardianship (State Bar of Texas)

Premarital Agreements: Common Questions and Answers (State Bar of Texas)

Pro Se Divorce Handbook (State Bar of Texas) 

Resolving Conflicts in a Marriage (State Bar of Texas)

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

What to Expect in Texas Family Law Court (State Bar of Texas)

Health

Becoming an Organ and Tissue Donor (State Bar of Texas)

Charity Hospital Care (State Bar of Texas)

Medicare and Medicaid (State Bar of Texas)

Mental Health Commitments (State Bar of Texas)

Nursing Home Rights (State Bar of Texas)

Organ Donation (State Bar of Texas)

Planning for Incapacity (State Bar of Texas)

Protecting the Legal Rights Of Breast Cancer Patients (State Bar of Texas)

Residential Services and Placement (State Bar of Texas)

Summary of Medical Malpractice Law: Texas (McCullough, Campbell & Lane)

Texas Living Will Form (The People's Lawyer—Richard M. Alderman)

Housing/Landlord and Tenant/Real Estate

Home Equity Loans: Common Questionsand Answers (State Bar of Texas)

Homesteads (State Bar of Texas)

A Landlord’s Duty to Repair (State Bar of Texas)

Lead Poisoning and You (State Bar of Texas)

Mold: An Overview of Remediation and Litigation Issues for Consumers (State Bar of Texas)

Tenant Rights in Texas (The People's Lawyer—Richard M. Alderman)

Tenants’ Rights Handbook (State Bar of Texas)

The Texas Tenant Advisor (Texas Low Income Housing Information Service)

Texas Tenants Rights (Office of the Attorney General)

Legal Procedures

Becoming a Lawyer (State Bar of Texas)

How to Select a Lawyer (State Bar of Texas)

How to Sue in Small Claims Court (The People's Lawyer—Prof. Richard M. Alderman)

How to Sue in Small Claims Court (State Bar of Texas)

The Lawyer Discipline System: An Overview (State Bar of Texas)

Notary Public Information (Texas Secretary of State)

Now You are 18 (Texas Secretary of State)

Small Claims Court—Texas (Southern Methodist University)

The Texas Court System: A Primer (State Bar of Texas)

Texas Criminal Justice Process (State Bar of Texas)

The Texas Lawyer’s Creed (State Bar of Texas)

Texas Uniform Jury Handbook (State Bar of Texas)

What to Expect in Texas Family Law Court (State Bar of Texas)

Why Judges Don't Explain Their Rulings (State Bar of Texas) 

Motor Vehicles/Driving

Driver's License (State Bar of Texas)

The New Open Container Law (State Bar of Texas)

Texas Lemon Law (Southern Methodist University)

What to Do in Case of an Accident (The People's Lawyer—Richard M. Alderman)

Wills/Probate/Death

Administering an Estate and Probate (State Bar of Texas)

Bank Accounts and Safe Deposit Boxes (State Bar of Texas)

Burial Rights (State Bar of Texas)

Directives to Physicians (Living Wills) (State Bar of Texas)

The Funeral Rule (State Bar of Texas)

Independent Executor Rights and Duties (State Bar of Texas)

Living Trust Scams and the Senior Consumer (State Bar of Texas)

Living Wills in Texas (Southern Methodist University)

Tax Issues (State Bar of Texas)

The Texas Probate Web Site (Barnes & Karisch, P. C.)

To Will or Not to Will (State Bar of Texas)

Trusts (State Bar of Texas)

Wills and Probate Index Page (Law Offices of Anderson & Anderson)