So the state of Texas now has the option to pay an additional $60 or go through an 8 hour course and have the fee and waiting period waived. While we were pretty resistant to the idea, we ended up doing the course today and not only was it informational, it was nice to know that most of the sources of conflict between us is common. Now we have the tools to acknowledge our issues and work together to resolve them. By no means will the course be a cure-all but it will help I would highly recommend any couple to try out the class!