Mobile & Online Service
Notarizing at a Hospital or Care Facility in Texas
Bedside signings are ordinary work for a mobile notary and have more ways to fail than any other appointment. Almost all of them are decided before…
Notary Journal
The Notary Journal
Plain answers about what a Texas notary can and cannot do, what things cost, and how to get a document signed correctly the first time.
How-To Guides
Notarizing for a Signer Whose First Language Is Not English
A Texas notary certifies the signer, not the page, so the document does not have to be in English. What does have to work is the notary being…
Texas Notary Law
Wills, Powers of Attorney and the Self-Proving Affidavit in Texas
A Texas will does not need a notary to be valid. Tex. Estates Code § 251.051 asks for the testator and two credible witnesses. The self-proving…
Fees & Pricing
What Does a Notary Cost in Texas? The 2026 Fee Guide
Texas caps what a notary may charge for the notarial act, publishes the numbers, and leaves everything else to the market. Here are the statutory…
Texas Notary Law
What a Texas Notary Can and Cannot Do (2026)
A notarization verifies who signed a document, not what the document says. This guide sets out the acts a Texas notary performs, the things Texas law…
Texas Notary Law
What a Texas Notary Writes Down About You, and What She May Not
Texas requires a record book entry for every notarization, paid or free, and then expressly forbids one category of information from going into it…
Texas Notary Law
When a Texas Notary Must Refuse, and What to Do Next
A refusal at the table beats a sealed document that fails in front of a title company six months later. Here are the grounds a Texas notary must stop…
Mobile & Online Service
Online Notary or Mobile Notary? How to Choose in Texas
Texas has allowed remote online notarization since 19 August 2018, and both routes are fully valid. They are not interchangeable. Wills, codicils and…
How-To Guides
How to Use a Notary: A Step-by-Step Guide for Texas
Almost every notarization that fails, fails for one of five reasons: the signer signed early, an ID had expired, a name did not match, someone was…
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