Tierras Texanas / Texas edition
Your family's land in Texas, explained clearly
Thousands of Hispanic families in Texas hold inherited land without the title in their name, purchase contracts nobody explained, or back taxes that could cost them the property. Tierras Texanas is the Texas edition of Nuestras Tierras: clear information, with Texas law cited, to understand your situation and know where to get help.
What's your situation?
| Your situation | Where to start |
|---|---|
| Someone advertising as a “notario público” offers to “fix the papers” for my land | In Texas, a notary is not a lawyer |
| My father or mother died and the land or house is still in their name | Heirs' property, homestead exemption for heirs and free legal help |
| I bought land “in payments” from the seller and don't have the deed | Contract for deed: your rights and free legal help |
| I owe back property taxes on my land | Back taxes and how to avoid the tax sale |
| My sibling wants to sell the family land and I don't | Heirs' partition |
| I want to buy land and I'm not a citizen | Buying land as a non-citizen |
| I want to know how many Hispanic buyers my county has | All 254 Texas counties |
| I want to know what an acre is worth in Texas | Texas data |
Texas by the numbers
39,907
Hispanic farm producers in Texas, more than any other state.
Source: USDA, 2022 Census of Agriculture
27.2%
of Texas home-purchase loans in 2025 went to Hispanic buyers: 96,753 loans.
$5,214 per acre
record price of Texas rural land in 2025, up 6.56% from 2024.
In this edition
Texas guides
Inheritance, property titles, contracts for deed, back taxes and scams, with the law cited.
Bilingual glossary
Deed, title, lien, probate, escrow and more: 63 land terms in plain English with the Spanish words families use.
Free legal help
Organizations that help for free with inheritance and land titles in Texas.