How do you change from et al to actual listed names on a property deed in Texas?

Answer 1

You haven't provided enough detail in your question including how it was used in the deed and why you would want/need to change it.

"Et al" means "and other persons". When that term is used in real estate documents, primarily in contracts, it is used to indicate there is a longer list of entities that are parties to the contract. It has other common uses in deeds, where it is often used in deed descriptions to indicate numerous abutters along the same boundary line (bounded on the North by Dave Brubeck et al.) or to report an encumbrance such as an easement running in favor of Paul Desmond et al.

It should not be used in the granting clause of a deed since the parties making the grant and the parties taking title need to be clearly identified. Et al as a grantee would not identify the owners of the property unless perhaps there was further reference to another recorded document that named all the grantees such as the trustees of a trust. Generally, if it was used in the granting clause of a deed the deed would be defective and an extraordinary faux-pas on the part of the person who drafted it. You should go back to that attorney to have it corrected at their expense.

Answer 2

Using "et al" on a deed would be poor draftsmanship indeed! The best way to remedy is through a Correction Deed or, secondarily, through a Correction Instrument.