Happy Independence Day! We Are Most Certainly Open For Business! Independence Day invokes feelings of individual freedom and independence being the basis on which our great country was founded.  Over the course of the last 15 months, few things have been entirely certain.  Markets, along with the availability of workers,

Residential Real Estate: Lawyers, Title Companies, and Agents, Oh My!   The evolution of the internet and rapid increase in access to information has changed the way we buy and sell homes. While real estate agents still serve a vital role in the process on both sides of the transaction, many buyers

COMMUNITY AND SEPARATE PROPERTY IN TEXAS: OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL Texas law characterizes property acquired by spouses either community or separate property when property is acquired, and this characterization has tremendous consequences. w defines a spouse’s "separate property" as: (1) property owned or claimed by the spouse before marriage; (2) property acquired during

Scams in Times of Disaster and Emergency While Texans are generally prepared for major weather-related disasters during hurricane season from June through October, occasionally a rogue weather event, such as an artic blast, sweeps across the state causing severe and unanticipated property damage to residential and commercial properties. As individuals and