There are four types of trial courts in Texas: district courts, county courts, justice courts, and county courts at law. Each court must have jurisdiction or authority to hear and decide a case. Tex. R. Civ. P. 500.2 (p) (West 2017). One of the factors in determining jurisdiction is the amount in controversy, and each […]

Wrap around, assumption, and subject to transactions are all methods of transferring property where an underlying lien (usually a first mortgage) is not extinguished contemporaneous with the closing. These types of transactions have been common in Texas for some time but have gained even more popularity in recent years due to increased regulation of alternatives […]

Written contracts are intended to memorialize the understanding between parties, and it is important to accurately document each parties’ promises and intentions in a contract. However, sometimes the recitations and representations in a contract may not accurately represent what actually occurred in the negotiation and formation process. For example, common sense would tell us that […]