The Texas Shale Boom: A History
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 06/02/2014
- Oil and Gas
The best natural gas opportunity to present itself in years, the discovery of the Barnett and Eagle Ford Shale regions has had a significant positive impact on Texas’ oil and gas companies, landmen and other land professionals. By ...
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Texas Courthouses with Missing Records: The Complete List Part 5
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 05/30/2014
- Courthouse Documents
After 45 years of courthouse fires, Texas counties implemented better document protection policies and suffered less record loss. Unfortunately, a few courthouses still endured damaging fires in the last decade of the 19th century. In this ...
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Texas Courthouses with Missing Records: The Complete List Part 4
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 05/28/2014
- Courthouse Documents
With over 20 years left yet in 19th-century Texas, our complete list of Texas County Courthouses with missing records continues to part four. After the 1870’s, the incidence of courthouse fires decreased drastically, likely a result of ...
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Happy Memorial Day from CourthouseDirect.com
We would like to wish all of our customers and blog readers a happy Memorial Day. We'd also like to extend our gratitude to all current service men and women and veterans.
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Texas Courthouses with Missing Records: The Complete List Part 3
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 05/23/2014
- Courthouse Documents
Texas counties have succumbed to nearly 15 fires in the 30 years since the republic joined the union. Outpacing previous decades, the 1870’s proved to be filled with destruction and unwelcome surprises, as every year there was at least one ...
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Texas Courthouses with Missing Records: The Complete List Part 2
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 05/21/2014
- Courthouse Documents
Accurate county records are often the missing piece of the puzzle when it comes to tracing genealogy, researching land ownership, or studying history. For those in pursuit of history, regardless of the reason, predicting obstacles such as ...
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Texas Courthouses with Missing Records: The Complete List Part 1
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 05/19/2014
- Courthouse Documents
Whether mapping your genealogy or locating property records, referring to a comprehensive list of missing courthouse records can save you time and resources. By tracing births, deaths, marriages and property ownership, a clear picture of ...
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5 Must Have Apps for the Landman Community
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 05/12/2014
- Oil and Gas
With advancements in technology increasing each year, landmen have access to innovative new tools that aid in getting the job done. From mapping programs to land service-specific apps, the following mobile apps prove useful for ...
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The History of Public Land Records in Texas
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 05/07/2014
- Oil and Gas
The United States National Archives include over 10 million land records documenting the transfer of government land to private ownership. Because Texas was not included in the 30 public land states for which archives were preserved, the ...
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What Does a Title Company Do?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 05/05/2014
- Legal
Title companies play an integral role in processing real estate transactions. From start to finish, a title company works with all parties involved in a transaction, including buyers, sellers, real estate agents, surveyors, inspectors, and ...
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