A library
of the questions
Texas businesses ask.
A working library, organised by the questions that recur. Formation through exit. Boardroom through courtroom. Plain language, real law, written in the voice of the attorney handling the matter.
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Texas Business Court & Specialized Forums
The new Texas Business Court framework, the Eighth Division catchment, and decided cases.
Corporate, Governance & Capital
From formation through exit, the structural questions every Texas business eventually asks.
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The Texas Data Privacy Act, one year in.
What twelve months of enforcement told us, and what mid-market companies are still getting wrong.
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SB 29: what Texas boards need in their governance documents.
The codified business judgment rule, three-percent ownership thresholds for derivative suits, and jury waivers, most of the protections are opt-in.
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Texas redomestication: the quiet migration from Delaware.
Why companies are moving, and why the framework you use to think about the question is more important than the headline numbers.
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Starting a business in Texas.
The legal checklist most founders skip.
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Raising capital in Texas.
SAFEs, convertible notes, priced rounds, and what investors want.
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Your business partner wants out.
Buy-sell agreements, valuation disputes, and the six ways a partner exit ends.
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Selling your business in Texas.
Six phases of a Texas business sale, the five decisions that determine net proceeds.
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The board meeting nobody prepared for.
Six board-level crises and what separates the prepared board from the lawsuit.
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Business succession planning in Texas.
Four succession paths and the gap between intent and execution.
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QSBS after OBBBA: Section 1202 rewrite.
Tiered exclusions, $15M cap, $75M asset ceiling, what the 2025 changes mean for Texas founders.
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Texas business law: a lifecycle map.
The five-stage lifecycle of a Texas business, mapped against eight statutory codes.
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What a fractional GC does.
Month-in-the-life work, decision matrix, and the honest fit test.
Litigation & Disputes
When a matter becomes contested, the strategic questions that determine outcomes.
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Contract disputes in Texas.
When to fight, when to settle, and what happens in between.
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Business divorces in Texas.
Five trajectories, the post-Ritchie v. Rupe reality, and the structural decisions that determine outcomes.
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The CEO's guide to getting sued.
What happens in the first thirty days when litigation arrives.
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Collecting a judgment in Texas.
The five-tool collection stack and the Texas-specific exemptions that protect debtors.
Employment
Hiring, firing, classification, investigation, the recurring employer questions.
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Non-competes in Texas.
What employers need to know right now.
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Before firing an employee.
The pre-termination checklist that separates defensible terminations from wrongful termination cases.
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Workplace investigations in Texas.
The five-phase investigation protocol and the Faragher-Ellerth defense framework.
Intellectual Property & Technology
Protecting, licensing, and operating around what your business has built.
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Data breach response: the first 72 hours.
The breach response framework every Texas business should have.
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AI and the law for Texas businesses.
The four legal domains, settled vs. unsettled questions, and the structural decisions to make now.
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Licensing your IP in Texas.
The six-layer architecture of an IP license and the royalty structures that produce revenue.
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Patents, trademarks, and trade secrets.
Three IP regimes, what each covers, and how to choose among them.
Real Estate
The Texas-specific questions that surprise commercial property buyers and tenants.
Cross-Border & Multi-State
When operations cross state or national lines, the compliance categories that follow.
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Cross-border U.S./Canada transactions.
Nine dimensions where U.S. and Canadian deal mechanics differ.
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Operating across state lines.
Five compliance categories and the post-Wayfair sales tax landscape.
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The SEC's semi-annual reporting proposal.
May 5, 2026 proposal (not yet adopted) would allow optional semi-annual reporting on new Form 10-S. The cross-border efficiency case for U.S.-Canadian, U.S.-U.K., and U.S.-EU dual-listed companies.
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TXSE foreign private issuer listings.
Rule 16.312 governs FPI listings on the new Texas Stock Exchange, four financial tests, distribution standards, home country practice accommodation. When the new alternative makes sense.
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