The Texas Funeral Service Commission imploded this summer. This is what happened behind the scenes at the agency meant to regulate death care.

From overhanging oak branches to small leftover bank accounts, readers’ legal worries often boil down to risk versus cost.

Texas has no inheritance tax, but couples still face hidden costs. Learn what you actually owe and how to plan smart.

In In the Estate of Wheatfall, after Hugh Wheatfall died in 2018, Isaiah Wheatfall filed for letters of administration in February 2019, claiming intestacy, and Theresa DeBose filed to probate a 2009 ...

On January 27, 2026, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a letter directing Texas state agencies controlled by gubernatorially appointed heads and public institutions of higher education to freeze the ...

When someone dies, even small sums of money can become legally complicated. Texas law limits who can access a deceased person’s accounts.

DENTON, TX, UNITED STATES, February 6, 2026 / EINPresswire.com / — Denton Legacy, the estate planning and probate practice of Hunter Sargent, PLLC, today announced the launch of a streamlined probate ...

According to the filing, Sheel Seidler dismissed almost all of her claims in the lawsuit she brought in Texas probate court last year. Orlando Ramirez / Getty Images The family feud over control of ...

HOUSTON, Texas — Democrats recorded two notable victories in Texas special elections over the weekend, reclaiming a long-vacant congressional seat in Houston and flipping a Republican-held state ...

Texans are acting now with estate plans to secure their legacy. Boomers are using living trusts to maintain control and protect assets like stocks, oil & gas, and real estate assets.” — Leslie Thomas, ...