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Texas Homestead Rights: What Qualifies as a Homestead and How Homestead Protection Is Lost

Written on 30 September 2026.

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Texas Homestead Law | Creditor Protection | Homestead Designation and Abandonment - by JD Reed, Shareholder in our Litigation Practice - Texas law provides homeowners with some of the strongest protections against creditors in the country. The Texas Constitution generally protects a qualifying...

AI Chatbot Transcripts Are Discoverable. Just Like Emails.

Written on 26 August 2026.

By now, we all know it’s a very bad idea for anyone in the legal profession to use AI as a shortcut to real legal work. But did you know there could also be risks for defendants and plaintiffs using AI, too? Your legal research is not automatically legally privileged. On February 17, 2026, a...

Real Estate Law, Corporate Law, Finance Law, Litigation

Welcome Our 2026 Summer Law Clerks

Written on 17 July 2026.

Holmes Firm PC is excited to welcome our Summer Law Clerks, Sophia Jackson and Jack Dexter to the team! Sophia and Jack are both rising third-year students at SMU Dedman School of Law, and we're delighted to have them join our team this summer as they gain hands-on legal experience. Sophia...

Does the New FinCEN Rule for "All Cash" Residential Deals Apply to You?

Written on 02 April 2026.

A large stone house with many windows, all lit up with a warm glow. The article title on the image says FinCEN and All-Cash Residential Real Estate Transactions.

A new FinCEN disclosure rule started March 1, 2026. Some real estate purchasers are confused on whether or not the rule applies to them. New Personal Information Disclosure Law Many of our readers have heard about the new FinCEN law that requires federal reporting of certain residential real...

Real Estate Law, FinCEN

New FinCEN Rule for Non-Financed Residential Real Estate Deals

Written on 13 January 2026.

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For all-cash transactions where purchaser is a legal entity, including trusts, a new FinCEN rule starts March 1, 2026. On March 1, 2026, FinCEN's new reporting rule for non-financed residential real estate goes into effect. This means that any qualifying property transfers on or after March 1st...