A lis pendens is a legal document filed in the chainoftitle of a real property that is the subject of, or which is affected by, a pending lawsuit. The Bexar County Clerk's Office Recordings Division files, records, and maintains Real Property Records, Personal Property Records, Notice of Trustee Sales.A release of lis pendens under Texas law to provide notice to third parties that litigation is resolved and title to real property is no longer in controversy.