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Texas Estate Planning Readiness Report

A living research project designed to measure whether Texans have made, updated, and communicated the decisions their families may need.

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Status and editorial note: No original Texas findings are published yet. The figures below are clearly labeled national baselines. This page was source-checked July 13, 2026 and was not attorney-reviewed. WillBuddy is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice.

National context, not Texas estimates

The documented readiness gap

These studies use different questions, field dates, and samples, so their percentages should not be merged or treated as a Texas estimate.

32%

of U.S. adults reported having a will

Pew Research Center, 2025

31%

reported having a living will or advance directive

Pew Research Center, 2025

56%

reported having none of five core planning documents

Trust & Will, 2026

42%

said they would not know what to do if a family member died today

Trust & Will, 2026

Pew sample size: 8,750 U.S. adults surveyed September 2–8, 2025.

Trust & Will sample size: 5,000 U.S. adults surveyed January 28–February 5, 2026.

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