Welcome to the Real Estate
Probate and Trust Law Section ("REPTL" or the “Section”)
— the largest and second oldest section of the State Bar of Texas. It is my
privilege to serve as Section Chair during the 2024-2025 fiscal year.
The REPTL Council will provide updates on its programs and
activities, along with informational e-blasts to advise of significant
developments in the law or your practice requirements. REPTL will continue its
contract with the Texas Real Estate and Probate Institute (“T-REP”) to
provide updates and analysis of significant bills affecting real estate,
probate, and trust law to our members.
The following are just some of the benefits you receive with
your REPTL membership:
CLE Discounts: REPTL sponsors several TexasBarCLE programs
and members receive a $50 discount to each sponsored program, which
means your discount for just one course is more than your annual REPTL dues.
This discount applies to the following courses:
Real
Estate Probate
Water
Rights 101 Building
Blocks of Wills, Estates & Probate Course
Changing
Face of Water Rights Course Intermediate
Estate Planning & Probate Course
Real
Estate 101 Advanced
Estate Planning & Probate Course
Advanced
Real Estate Law Course Estate Planning & Probate Drafting Course
Advanced
Real Estate Drafting Course
Advanced Real Estate Strategies Course
CLE Library: REPTL members have unlimited access to a
fully searchable library of CLE papers from the leading real estate, probate,
trust, and elder law courses held in Texas, including the courses listed above.
(For help with your website login, email the REPTL webmaster.)
REPTL Reporter: The REPTL Reporter is
emailed to you quarterly and provides a wealth of information, including case
law updates and articles in the areas of real estate, probate, trust, and elder
law.
Legislative Updates: Legislative updates, including
the report prepared by T-REP’s Real Estate Legislative Affairs Committee
(RELACs) for the 2025 legislative session, will be posted on the Legislative
Updates page in the Members Only area of our website. (This area is password
protected.) Each report summarizes significant legislation in the respective
area of law.
REPTL Leadership Academy: The REPTL Leadership
Academy was established in 2017. This biennial program promotes
the active participation of young lawyers in REPTL’s activities by giving them
an opportunity to be involved in substantive Section work, by providing
networking opportunities with practitioners from all over the state, by
mentoring and developing them into future Section leaders, and by promoting
REPTL through various projects and services. Applications for the 2026-2027
class may be submitted beginning in January or February of 2026. (Specific
dates TBA.) Eligible REPTL members are encouraged to apply.
Texas Title Examinations Standards: REPTL and the
Oil, Gas & Energy Resources Law Section co-sponsor the Texas Title
Examination Standards Committee. This committee publishes the Texas
Title Examination Standards, which are widely used by REPTL members.
If you are a current member, we welcome you back and look
forward to an exciting year. If you are not a member or you are a law student,
we encourage you to click the "Join REPTL"
button. For $30 you can start taking advantage of the many benefits of a REPTL
membership. We hope that you will make full use of the resources REPTL provides
and let us know how we may better serve you.
Sincerely,
Richard A. Crow, Chair
Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section State Bar of Texas