2025 was a busy year at TXdocs! We released 7 rounds of content and software updates, in which we added 167 new forms, made 998 improvements to forms, and made 191 software enhancements. Our final release of the year will take place on December 20th and will bring with it the addition of 20 additional new forms.

The 89th Legislative Session had our content team busy analyzing legislation and identifying necessary changes to our forms library. We made 193 updates to forms and added 31 new forms in response to the new legislation coming out of this year's session.

Some of the biggest areas of improvement this year were:

You've also been busy: more subscribers than ever are using time-saving tools like Online Intake, eFiling, and TXdocs Editor, as well as tools like the Divorce Inventory's Proposed Division tool and the probate Heirship Tree. 

Also, with Joel Norris' expert redrafting of Norris Modern Wills, this volume has become the second most used practice area in TXdocs. We hope you can join us on January 29th for a free estate planning webinar hosted by Mr. Norris.

We remain dedicated to offering our subscribers the most efficient document creation process possible. Have a suggestion for something you'd like to see next year? We want to hear from you! You can always contact us via our website, email us at service@txdocs.com, or give us a call at (210) 253-9506.

The 89th Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 38, which includes amendments to Chapter 24 of the Texas Property Code taking effect January 1, 2026. This Bill reforms evictions in Texas by streamlining and clarifying the eviction process to protect due process rights and reinforce private property protections.

We are making several changes to forms in our library in accordance with SB 38, including:

As always, you can rest assured that all forms in the TXdocs library will be fully-compliant with SB 38 before the January 1st effective date. To view the full text of SB 38 click here or below. 

It should be noted that the Texas Supreme Court has also issued several preliminary changes to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. We are keeping a close eye on these amendments and will ensure that all forms in the TXdocs forms library are compliant if and when the final amendments take effect. 

The TXdocs team and our loved ones came together on Saturday, December 6th at Oak Valley Vineyards in Garden Ridge, TX. We enjoyed good food, conversation, and fun as we celebrated a wonderful year together and looked forward to everything 2026 has in store.

We wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas and hope that the holiday season surrounds you with good health, happiness, and love. Thank you for the work you do every day for your clients and communities. We're honored to help make your practice run more smoothly—this and every year.

Closing out your books at the end of the year is probably the least exciting part of the holiday season; however, it needs to be done. Fortunately, TXdocsPlus carries many billing features that can make this process as smooth as a symphony.

Along with generating statements for your clients, you may also run a library of billing reports to check the status and overall financial health of your firm in TXdocsPlus. We suggest running a Case Status report at the end of the year to view a detailed overview of case information such as clients with outstanding balances, trust balances, most recent payments, and more.

To help you end the season on a high note, we've created a simple two-step billing guide that you can use to wrap up 2025 and maintain accurate records through every month in 2026. To access this PDF click here or below.

Last year TXdocs developed and launched a free course to teach users everything they need to know about using TXdocs to its fullest capabilities. We started by offering this course exclusively to law and paralegal school students, but we are now opening it up to all subscribers. 

Firms can utilize this curriculum as a training tool for their staff, providing an easy way to ensure attorneys and support staff are maximizing the tools at their disposal. Individuals can also take the course to get a complete overview of the TXdocs document automation process, or they can simply pick and choose sections covering the topics on which they want additional information. To access this free curriculum click here or below.

We've also developed a TXdocs certification exam whereby test takers can prove their mastery of the TXdocs document automation platform. Those who pass the exam can list their certification on their resume and social media accounts, signaling to potential employers that they are proficient with TXdocs. We will also list the names of all certification recipients on our website. We want to extend our congratulations to our latest certificate recipient, Christina Ibarra of San Antonio College's paralegal studies program!

This exam is currently only available to law and paralegal students, but starting on December 20th it will be available to all TXdocs subscribers from right within TXdocs, in the Learning Center menu. 

Mr. Norris will provide expert guidance on walking clients through the creation of their estate plan and utilizing TXdocs tools and features to bring that plan to fruition. Attendees will receive a practical demonstration to ensure participants can implement improved processes immediately within their practice.

This course has been approved by the State Bar of Texas MCLE for 1.00 hour of ethics CLE credit. To register to attend click here or below.

Jordan's main role as a senior content developer has him coding rtf forms, Online Intake services, and PDF Acroforms, and figuring out how to accomplish complex tasks within TXdocs.

Jordan is also an occasional member of the service team, hosting subscriber training sessions, answering customer questions, and reaching out to subscribers who have made FormZ requests shortly after the release in which their requests were fulfilled.

Finally, Jordan has filled the important unofficial role of "Chief of Maintenance", responsible for office repairs including electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and other general maintenance tasks.

Jordan says "when I'm not striving to improve the quality of life of our beloved subscribers (you guys), I can be found working hard on the family ranch, coaching Little League softball, or solving escape rooms with my wife and kids." Jordan and his wife, Shyla, are expecting another baby in the spring.

We recently reached a major milestone: the 10th anniversary of the first TXdocs subscribers! When our founder, Alan Schoolcraft, started TXdocs 14 years ago, he did so in order to make things right after selling ProDoc to Thomson Reuters. Not happy with the direction ProDoc took after the sale, Mr. Schoolcraft was determined to once again offer a superior document automation software to Texas attorneys at an affordable price (even though it took four years of hard work before TXdocs was ready for public use).

We have 11 subscribers who have been with us since the very beginning. We want to send a heartfelt "thank you" to these firms for being such loyal customers over the past 10 years:

Here's to the next 10 years of continued growth, improvement, and mutual support!

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