Tarrant County Lis Pendens Form. Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.This research guide includes information and resources on lis pendens. Latin for "pending lawsuit," lis pendens is "the jurisdiction, power, or control. Lis Pendens, meaning "pending lawsuit" in Latin, is a public notice indicating ongoing litigation involving real property. For notaries commissioned or recommissioned on and after January 1, 2016, the seal must also contain the notary public's Secretary of State ID number. A Lis Pendens is a formal notice filed with the county recorder's office, used to indicate that a legal action involving real property is pending in Texas. Visit your county recorder's office and ask to file a Notice of Lis Pendens.