Texas
Regulatory profile maintained from State Bar of Texas; TX Courts.
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Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Always confirm the current rule on the official source before acting.
Bar & Regulation
- Bar / regulatory authority
- State Bar of Texas
- Attorney registration lookup
- www.texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Find_A_La…
- Rules of professional conduct
- www.texasbar.com/AM/Content.cfm?Section=Ethics&Tem…
- Ethics opinions
- www.texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Ethics&Te…
- Ethics hotline
- Research pending
- Mandatory bar
- YesTexas has a mandatory, unified bar (State Bar of Texas).
- Client security fund
- Research pending
Trust Accounts & Fees
- IOLTA authority
- Texas Access to Justice Foundation (IOLTA)
- Trust recordkeeping rules
- Three-way reconciliation required; follow TX trust account rules
- Fee agreement requirements
- Contingency fees in writing; subject to TX fee rules
- Flat-fee / advance-fee treatment
- Confirm current rule — TX has specific guidance
- Limited-scope representation
- Limited-scope representation permitted
CLE & Advertising
- CLE authority
- State Bar of Texas MCLE
- Current CLE requirements
- 15 credits per year, including 3 ethics; confirm current rule
- Advertising / solicitation rules
- www.texasbar.com/AM/Content.cfm?Section=Ethics…
- Trade-name / firm-name rules
- Firm names regulated under TX Disciplinary Rules
Practice & Remote
- Remote / virtual practice guidance
- Remote practice permitted; check TX ethics opinions
- Multijurisdictional / UPL rules
- TX RPC 5.5 governs MJP and UPL
- Succession / designated-successor
- Check current rule on succession planning
- Malpractice insurance rules
- No mandatory malpractice insurance; disclosure may be required
- Data security / breach guidance
- Follow TX ethics guidance on data security
- Permitted entity types
- PC, PLLC, LLC, partnership (confirm current rule)
Business Formation
- Secretary of State
- www.sos.state.tx.us
- State tax department
- comptroller.texas.gov
- Local business registration
- www.texas.gov
Courts & E-Filing
- State court homepage
- www.txcourts.gov
- Trial court directory
- www.txcourts.gov/about-texas-courts/trial-courts…
- Appellate court directory
- www.txcourts.gov/about-texas-courts/appellate-cour…
- E-filing portal
- www.txcourts.gov/efiling
- Court forms
- www.txcourts.gov/forms
- Civil procedure rules
- www.txcourts.gov/rules-forms/rules
- Rules of evidence
- www.txcourts.gov/rules-forms/rules
- Case-law search
- www.txcourts.gov/case-law
- Statutes / codes
- statutes.capitol.texas.gov
- Regulations / admin decisions
- texreg.sos.state.tx.us
Federal Courts
- Federal district courts
- N.D. Tex., E.D. Tex., S.D. Tex., W.D. Tex.
- Federal bankruptcy courts
- N.D., E.D., S.D., W.D. Tex.
- Federal court admission
- www.txnd.uscourts.gov
- Pro hac vice rules
- TX RPC 5.5; pro hac vice via local court rules
Support & Resources
- Lawyer assistance / wellness
- www.texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=LAP…
- Law libraries
- TX State Law Library; county law libraries
- Practice management assistance
- State Bar of Texas Practice Management
- Incubators / mentoring / referral
- Check State Bar and local bars
- Malpractice insurers / guidance
- Various; confirm with State Bar resources
Verification record
- Review date
- 2026-09-10
- Source authority
- State Bar of Texas; TX Courts
- Status
- Verified
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