2025 August

JULY 26TH RELEASE

Our team has been working diligently to analyze the 1,155 bills passed during the 2025 legislative session and make sure all forms in our library are updated in advance of the September 1st effective date. Of the bills enrolled, about 50 will affect forms in TXdocs' library. While the legislative updates go into effect September 1st, some changes apply to suits pending as of September 1st.

In response to the significant number of new laws that will impact suits already pending as of September 1st, we released several updates to affected forms early for our subscribers. Some of the changes included in this release are:

SB1404 - All Family Law orders with Required Party Information per 105.006 TFC will include an e-mail address for a party with protected information, with the option to withhold that information per 105.006(c-2);
HB2495 - Family Law orders for conservatorship have new right to designate the school a child will attend and to enroll them;
HB 1916 - A court that renders a final decree of divorce or annulment retains continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to divide property; and
SB1734 - New chapter of forms in Real Estate for actions on fraudulent conveyance of property.

We also added 18 new forms in this release, based on subscriber requests. To learn more about all of the content updates included in the July 26th release,. Be on the lookout at the end of August for another release which will include changes to forms affecting suits filed on or after September 1st.

Our July 26th release also included several exciting software enhancements, including:

Implementing widow-orphan control in all forms;
The ability to hide the subheadings in Probate documents; and
Including an enhanced overview of questionnaires in Online Intake.

To learn more about all of the software updates included in the July 26th release see below.

ADVANCED FAMILY: GOING ON NOW!

We're having a great time at this year's Advanced Family Law CLE in San Antonio! If you're attending this course, make sure to stop by our booth through August 7th to chat with representatives of TXdocs and learn about all of our exciting recent and upcoming developments.

WHAT POST-JUDGMENT INTEREST RATE DOES TXDOCS USE?

The Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner ("TOCCC") is responsible for setting and updating the statewide post-judgment interest rate. TXdocs helps you get your clients what they deserve by automatically updating the current interest rate published by the TOCCC within the TXdocs platform. When assembling a form that uses a post-judgment interest rate, the TOCCC's rate will be used by default unless you input your own.

For more information on the TOCCC's post-judgment interest rate see the published rates or below.

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WEBINAR RECORDING - MASTER YOUR BILLING

If you missed our June 26th webinar on how to master your billing with TXdocs, you can watch a recording here or below. In this webinar you'll get a comprehensive guide to using TXdocs billing efficiently.

You will learn how to create and manage time slips, generate individual and periodic bills, and customize bill appearances to suit your needs. In addition, this course covers practical applications of various billing reports, empowering you to monitor the financial health of your practice with ease.

Watch the billing webinar or below to watch a recording of this webinar now, and open the billing guide to access the accompanying PDF.

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TEAM MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Ross Amick
DIRECTOR OF SUBSCRIBER ENGAGEMENT & SERVICE

Ross joined our TXdocs team in January 2024. In July of this year, he was promoted to Director of Subscriber Engagement and Service, providing support and leadership to our Service team. He's intent on ensuring that our subscribers continue to benefit from TXdocs' Texas-friendly service.

Outside of work, Ross is a dog lover who relishes spending time with family. His wife, Shawna (Director of Content Development at TXdocs), and he have two adult children and are longtime residents of San Antonio. Ross enjoys preparing tasty cuisine, brewing craft beer, traveling to scenic locations throughout the U.S. and around the world to soak in nature's beauty, and writing short stories, poetry, and articles providing help & hope. He's currently working on his first novel.

Ross adds a different perspective to how we work together here at TXdocs and how we can enhance our service to our subscribers. We're pleased to have him as a member of our team!

FORMZ UPDATE

We've fulfilled 85 FormZ requests so far this year. Though most of the changes and new forms in our latest release are due to legislative updates, we were able to squeeze in 21 requests from our subscribers, including:

Separate forms for 109 and 109a TRCP Requests in Civil Litigation;
New HIPAA Release in the Criminal Defense volume;
Improvements to SAPCR Modifications — broadened use for termination of existing child support when primary custody is switched, and additional options for referencing attachments; and
New Dallas County Small Estate Affidavit in Probate.

As a refresher, "FormZ" (pronounced "form-zee") is what TXdocs calls our proprietary software to track subscriber requests for new forms, fixes, or improvements. For a complete list of the content updates included in our latest release see below. Be on the lookout for more content releases later this month!

Have a suggestion for us? We'd love to hear from you! Please contact us on our website, email us, or give us a call at (210) 253-9506.

TIPS AND TRICKS

Can I sync TXdocs to work with a remote storage program like DropBox?

When you download and edit a document that was assembled in TXdocs, the edited version on your computer is different from the original copy that is still in TXdocs in the cloud. This means that you have to upload your modified document back to TXdocs in order to eFile it.

DropBox, Google Drive and OneDrive are free programs that will automatically synchronize all changes you make to a document on your computer with the original copy that is still in the cloud. You can set up TXdocs to work with any of these programs using the Remote Drive option in the Settings tab.

A better alternative is to use the TXdocs Editor as your word processor when editing assembled documents. This is a convenient, time-saving way to avoid the need to sync with a remote storage program. To schedule a quick, 15-minute one-on-one demo of TXdocs Editor use our demo scheduler.

How can I digitally sign documents within TXdocs?

You can either digitally sign (ie, by typing "/s/ [name]") documents that are ready to be eFiled, or you can upload a signature file and insert that into the documents generated in TXdocs. Under Texas Rules of Civil Procedure 21(f)(7), both signature methods are acceptable.

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DID YOU KNOW?

Historically, lawyers dominated the Congressional halls. In fact, in the mid-19th century, nearly 80% of Congressional members were lawyers. Today, however, lawyers account for fewer than 40% of members of Congress.

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