Grammar Tip: Hyphenating Compound Adjectives


Hyphens play a wide variety of roles in written English. One of those roles is to add clarity to compound adjectives (adjectives made of two or more words) that immediately precede and modify nouns ...


Attention: Download Your New Version of Guardianship Alternatives


In August 2021, the Guardianship Alternatives digital download was updated.


New from Texas Bar Books! The Texas Deceptive Trade Practice Act Reference Card


Quickly get the support you need with this convenient trifold guide.


Important Update: Essentials of Texas Firearms Law to be Discontinued


The Texas Legislature during its 2021 Regular Session substantially revised the state’s firearms laws through the enactment of House Bills 1927 and 2112 and Senate Bill 550, which all become ...


Now Available! Essentials of E-Discovery, 2nd edition


Texas Bar Books is proud to offer the new Essentials of E-Discovery, 2nd edition. Learn about all the evolving legal issues encountered during the electronic discovery process.


James E. Brill: A Tribute to a Dear Friend and Colleague


We are profoundly saddened by the death of Texas lawyer James E. Brill. Mr. Brill, who specialized in probate, estate planning, and real estate law, was very well regarded in this state and a ...


Download Your New Version of Texas Pattern Jury Charges—Family & Probate


Attention: Download Your New Version of Texas Pattern Jury Charges—Family & ProbateWritten byTexas Bar Books StaffShare this PostIn March 2022, the Texas Pattern Jury Charges—Family & Probate, 2022 ...


Proposed Changes: Texas Pattern Jury Charges—Malpractice, Premises & Products, 2020 Edition


Drafts with proposed changes for the upcoming Texas Pattern Jury Charges—Malpractice, Premises & Products, 2020 Edition are now available. Access them by clicking the download button below.


Texas Pattern Jury Charges—Family & Probate Special Supplement Released


The Texas Pattern Jury Charges—Family & Probate special supplement, affecting PJC 218.1–218.3, was made necessary by the 2020 amendments to Tex. R. Civ. P. 277, which require specific findings in ...


Software Savvy: Using the Spike in Microsoft Word


Q: How can I copy multiple portions of content from different areas of my Word document and paste them to one place in the document, or to a new document, easily and quickly?


Grammar Tip: Should I Put Commas Around a Title?


If you find yourself wondering whether you should put commas around a word or phrase that restates another noun, we can help!


Software Savvy: Word Templates


Is there a way to recreate variations of frequently-used documents without having to start from scratch? Especially those with special formatting? If creating a new blank document is your usual ...


Grammar Tip: Parenthetical Content


Parenthetical content is a word, phrase, or sentence that functions as an aside, briefly departing from the main discourse.


Note Regarding Suits to Terminate the Parent-Child Relationship


An important change to the rules regarding suits to terminate the parent-child relationship takes effect on May 1, 2020. On January 8, 2020, the Texas Supreme Court issued an Order Amending Texas ...


Download New Emergency Procedure Forms in Wake of COVID-19 Outbreak Here


As a free service to the members of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, please find an Order on Motion for Use of Emergency Procedures, which will become Form 8-82 in the Family Law ...

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