Texas Legal Glossary and Calculators Chrome Extensions
What these are: Two free Chrome extensions from SMB Law, PC. The Texas Legal Glossary puts all 80 definitions from our glossary one click away, with a right-click lookup on any web page. The Texas Legal Calculators extension runs our five calculators in your toolbar: child support, car accident settlement, divorce cost, injury filing deadline, and spousal maintenance. Neither one tracks or collects anything.
Texas Legal Glossary extension
Texas uses its own vocabulary in court. Custody is conservatorship, alimony is spousal maintenance, and the letter that pushes an insurer to settle is a Stowers demand. When one of those words shows up in a decree, a demand letter, or an adjuster’s email, you should not have to open a new tab and start searching. The extension keeps the glossary in your toolbar.
- Search from the toolbar. Click the § icon, start typing, and matching terms appear as you go. The search reads the definitions too, so typing 11,700 finds the child support cap and 30/60/25 finds policy limits.
- Right-click any word. Select a term on any web page, right-click, and choose Look up in the Texas Legal Glossary. If it is one of the 80 terms, the full entry opens. Abbreviations work: SPO, QDRO, MSA, JMC, SMC, TRO, PIP, UM/UIM, LOP, MMI.
- Filter by practice area. Switch between Family Law and Personal Injury, or browse the full alphabetical list.
- Read the short version, then the full entry. Each popup result shows the one-paragraph definition. One more click opens the full glossary page with the Texas statute or rule, related terms, and FAQs.
Texas Legal Calculators extension
The second extension carries the five calculators from our free Texas legal calculators page. The math is built into the popup, so it runs offline and gives the same figures as the website versions, and each result links to the full calculator on the site, where the assumptions and the statute behind them are explained.
- Child support. Texas guideline support from monthly income, number of children, and children in other households, using the current $11,700 net resources cap.
- Car accident settlement. A settlement range from medical bills, lost wages, property damage, and injury severity, with the economic damages and the pain-and-suffering estimate shown separately.
- Divorce cost. A cost range based on whether the case is agreed or contested, children, property, and how far it goes.
- Injury filing deadline. The two-year Texas limitations date from the date of injury, with the shorter notice deadlines for claims against a city, county, or the state.
- Spousal maintenance. Whether a spouse is likely eligible under Chapter 8 and the capped monthly amount.
Right-click to prefill. Select a dollar figure or a date on any page, right-click, and choose the matching item under Texas Legal Calculators. The popup opens with that number already entered and runs the estimate. Every result carries the same caution as the website: these are estimates for orientation, not a prediction of what a court or an insurer will do.
Add the Calculators to Chrome — free
How to install them
- Open the Chrome Web Store listing for the Texas Legal Glossary or the Texas Legal Calculators and click Add to Chrome. They are separate extensions; install one or both.
- Click the puzzle-piece icon to the right of the address bar and pin the icon so it stays visible.
- Click the icon to search a term or run a calculator, or select text on any page and right-click.
Updating is automatic. When we revise a definition or a calculator on the site, the next version of the extension carries the change and Chrome installs it in the background.
Privacy and permissions
Everything is bundled inside the extensions, so they make no network requests and work offline. The glossary asks for one permission, the right-click menu item, and only receives the text you select when you choose that menu item. The calculators ask for the same menu permission plus session storage, which is how a right-clicked number is handed to the popup; it is cleared as soon as the popup reads it and never leaves your browser. Neither extension reads pages, sets cookies, runs analytics, or collects anything. Our standard privacy policy applies to the website; the extensions themselves have nothing to report.
Who it is for
We built the glossary and the calculators for people who keep running into Texas legal terms and numbers in their work or their own case: paralegals and legal assistants, law students, reporters covering Travis County courts, legal aid and self-help staff, and people representing themselves. The extensions are the same content without the trip to the website. If you run a clinic, a newsroom, or a law firm site and want to point readers to them, you are welcome to link to this page or to either Web Store listing.
The full glossary is still the best place to read
Every entry on the site goes deeper than the popup: how the rule works in practice, why it matters, the Family Code or Civil Practice and Remedies Code section behind it, related terms, and the questions people actually ask. Start at the Texas Legal Glossary hub, which lists all 80 terms A to Z and by practice area.
Frequently asked questions
Does the extension work on Edge or Brave?
Yes. Any browser built on Chromium can install extensions from the Chrome Web Store, including Microsoft Edge, Brave, Opera, and Vivaldi.
Is the information legal advice?
No. The definitions explain what a term means under Texas law in general. How a rule applies to your situation depends on facts we do not have. If you have a Texas family law or injury question, talk to an attorney.
Do I need both extensions?
No. They are separate so you can install only what you use. A paralegal reading decrees might want the glossary alone; someone working through a child support or injury claim might want only the calculators. Both are small, and they do not interact with each other.
Can I suggest a term?
Please do. Use the contact page and tell us the term and where you ran into it. Terms that readers ask about are the first ones we add.
Need more than a definition?
SMB Law, PC handles divorce, custody, child support, and personal injury cases in Austin and Central Texas. Call (512) 561-5003 for a consultation.
The Chrome Web Store and Chrome are trademarks of Google LLC. These extensions are published by SMB Law, PC and are not affiliated with or endorsed by Google. General information, not legal advice.