Search Harris County, Texas Public Records

iDocket public-access portal for Harris County court records covering criminal, civil, traffic, probate, and tax court matters. iDocket is the Texas Office of Court Administration-approved Uniform Case Management System used by County and District Clerks offices across Texas. Search by case number, party name, or filing date. The first search is free with a Basic Access registration; bulk and commercial use requires a paid account.

Harris County Clerk civil court records search, run by elected County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth (in office since January 2020 after 19 years in the office under four prior clerks). Covers County Civil Court at Law cases — contract, debt, landlord-tenant, and small claims matters at or below the statutory jurisdictional limit. Search by file number, party name, or filing date. Records search portal at 201 Caroline, Suite 320, Houston, TX 77002.

Harris County Clerk probate court records search, covering decedent estates, guardianships of incapacitated adults, and minors' estates filed in the four Harris County Probate Courts at Law. Search by case number, decedent name, executor, or attorney to view the docket, filings, and orders. Non-certified copies $1.00 per page; certified copies require an additional fee. Operated by County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth.

Harris County District Clerk public case-search portal under District Clerk Marilyn Burgess (in office since January 1, 2019). Covers all 24 civil District Courts, 22 criminal District Courts, and the Family Law courts. Search Civil/Family or Criminal cases by party name; viewing public case data is FREE with a registered login. Includes Party Inquiry, Background Check, Historical (1837-1951), Trial Judgments, and Special Minutes search tools.

Harris County Justice Information Management System (JIMS) offense inquiry within the District Clerk's eDocs portal. Search by offense or incident number, System Person Number (SPN), case type, or cause number to retrieve criminal-case offense details, charges, and disposition. Operated by District Clerk Marilyn Burgess; access is free with a registered login (required to protect court documents).

Harris County District Court records search across civil, family, and criminal divisions under District Clerk Marilyn Burgess. Built-in tools include Party Inquiry, Background Check (Harris County records only — does not include federal, other counties, or Justice of the Peace Class C misdemeanors), Trial Judgments search, Special Minutes search, and Quick Docket search. Naturalization records 1837-1913 are also searchable through the Historical tab; post-1913 naturalizations go through USCIS.

VINELink victim-notification service covering Texas, including Harris County Sheriff's Office and Houston Police Department holdings. Crime victims and the public can register for free, confidential automatic notifications when an offender's custody status changes (release, transfer, escape, court date). VINELink is operated by Appriss Insights under contract with state and county corrections agencies; searches return the offender's current custody location, scheduled release information, and case events.

Harris County District Clerk criminal records search and background check tool under District Clerk Marilyn Burgess. Searches return felony and misdemeanor records filed in the 22 Harris County Criminal District Courts. The Background Check feature returns Harris County data only — federal records, other counties, and Justice of the Peace Class C misdemeanors are not included. If first name, last name, and date of birth return no records, a certified Letter of Disposition can be requested.

Harris County Sheriff jail information portal under Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the 30th Sheriff of Harris County (elected 2016, re-elected November 2024, serving his third term). Browse recent bookings, releases, and arrests in the last 24 hours within the Harris County Sheriff's Office Detention Bureau — the largest county jail in Texas and one of the largest in the United States. HCSO was founded in 1837 and is the largest sheriff's office in Texas, third-largest in the nation.

Harris County Sheriff inmate roster — Find Someone In Jail lookup, operated by Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. Search by first/last name or SPN (System Person Number) to locate an individual currently held in the Harris County Sheriff's Office Detention Bureau, which houses both pre-trial detainees and sentenced inmates. The HCSO Jail Information page also routes to rehabilitation programs, re-entry services, and visitation scheduling. Companion to the 24-hour Arrests view and the JIMS background-check tools.

Harris County Clerk marriage license search under County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth, covering ceremonial marriage filings from June 13, 1929 to present and document images for the same range. Search by file number, film code, applicant name, or by issued date / marriage date. Certified copies are $21.00 for the first copy and $4.00 for each additional copy purchased at the same time. Personal Records Department: 201 Caroline, Suite 330, Houston, TX 77002, (713) 274-8686.

Harris County Clerk Real Property records search under elected Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth. Index includes deeds, mortgages, releases, liens, foreclosures, and other real-estate documents indexed by file number, film code, grantor, grantee, trustee, subdivision, instrument type, volume/page, lot, block, or abstract. Document images are available from November 1, 1960 forward. Real Property Department: 201 Caroline, Suite 320, Houston, TX 77002, (713) 274-8680.

Harris County Clerk Vital Statistics birth-record search under elected Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth. Index reflects birth filings accepted from April 7, 1942 through present. Search by name within the Birth tab to verify whether the Clerk holds an original record or a short abstract for a Texas birth. Certified copies $21.00 for the first copy plus $4.00 each additional. Personal Records Department: 201 Caroline, Suite 330, Houston, TX 77002, (713) 274-8686.

Harris County Clerk Assumed Name (DBA) records search under Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth, the Texas-Business-Code §71.103 county filing required of sole proprietors and unincorporated entities doing business under a name different from the owner's legal name. Search by business name, owner name, file number, or date. Non-certified online copies $1.00 per page; certified copies are also available through the Document Search Portal account.

Harris County Clerk Recorded Documents portal under Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth — the same Real Property index covering deeds, mortgages, deeds of trust, releases, liens, abstracts of judgment, and foreclosure notices. Document images are available from November 1, 1960 forward; some pre-2000 records may require an in-person visit for the official record. Bulk data sales and FTP access available through datasales@cco.hctx.net or (713) 274-6390.

Harris County Clerk Vital Statistics death-record search under elected Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth. Index reflects death filings accepted from February 2, 1961 through present. Search the Death tab by decedent name; a successful match indicates the Clerk holds the original record. Certified copies $21.00 for the first copy plus $4.00 each additional. Personal Records Department: 201 Caroline, Suite 330, Houston, TX 77002, (713) 274-8686.

Harris County Clerk informal-marriage (common-law) declaration search under Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth, the county filing established under Texas Family Code §2.402 for couples who declare an informal marriage. Index reflects informal marriage filings accepted from January 2, 1970 through present. Search by file number, film code, applicant name, or filing date. Certified copies follow the same fee schedule as ceremonial marriages ($21.00 first + $4.00 each additional).

Harris County Clerk Uniform Commercial Code filing search under Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth. Covers UCC-1 financing statements, UCC-3 amendments, terminations, and continuations filed for collateral located in Harris County. Search by debtor name, secured-party name, file number, or filing date. The Clerk also handles federal tax-lien filings and state tax liens in the UCC index. Personal Records Department contact: 201 Caroline, Suite 330, Houston, TX 77002, (713) 274-8686.

Harris County Clerk Map and Condominium records search under Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth, covering recorded subdivision plats, condominium declarations, and related plan exhibits filed in Harris County. Search by map name, subdivision, volume/page, or recording date. Map and Condominium copies are larger than standard documents (24 x 36 inches) and require the Map Department for certified plats. Operated through the Document Search Portal at cclerk.hctx.net.

Harris Central Appraisal District (HCAD) real-property search portal serving 1.5+ million parcels in Harris County. Search by account number, address, or owner name to view appraised value, market value, exemptions, and the appraisal history. HCAD also runs iFile Protest, iFile Rendition, Homestead Exemption applications, and the Texas circuit-breaker cap tools. HCAD office: 13013 Northwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77040-6305, (713) 812-5800; office hours Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM.

Harris County Voter Registration lookup, operated by the Tax Assessor-Collector's office, which also serves as Voter Registrar for Harris County under Texas Election Code. Search by name, residence address, or voter certificate number to confirm registration status, polling place, precinct, and current ballot. Harris County has approximately 2.6 million registered voters across more than 1,000 voting precincts. Same-day registration is not available in Texas — register at least 30 days before any election.

Harris Central Appraisal District (HCAD) business personal property and mineral property records. Texas businesses must annually render tangible personal property used to produce income (inventory, machinery, furniture, computer equipment) under Texas Property Tax Code §22.01. Search by account number, business name, address, or owner. HCAD office: 13013 Northwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77040-6305, (713) 812-5800. iFile Rendition is HCAD's free online filing tool for the April 15 annual rendition deadline.

Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector property-tax search and payment portal. The Tax Office maintains approximately 1.5 million tax accounts and collects property taxes for 70 different taxing jurisdictions in Harris County (school districts, MUDs, cities, hospital districts, the county itself). Search by account number, owner name, or address; pay current and delinquent statements online. Texas property tax bills are mailed in October and due January 31 of the following year. Downtown Houston office at 1001 Preston Street, Houston, TX 77002.

Harris County Tax Office property tax-sale listings under Texas Property Tax Code §34.01. Lists the parties, properties, sale schedule, registration packet, and bidder forms for the monthly delinquent-tax foreclosure sales held at the Bayou City Event Center. Bidders must register in advance, obtain a written statement that they owe no Harris County delinquent taxes, and pay by certified funds. Struck-off properties unsold at the public auction are listed separately for re-sale by sealed bid.

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD) property tax inquiry and payment portal hosted on Assessments of the Southwest's ACT-Tax platform. CFISD is the third-largest school district in Texas with more than 117,000 students and operates its own tax office to collect M&O and I&S property taxes separately from Harris County. Search by account number, owner name, or address. CFISD covers northwest Harris County including Cypress, Jersey Village, and the unincorporated areas of Cy-Fair.

City of Deer Park (Harris County) property tax balance inquiry hosted on the ACT-Tax platform. Deer Park is an industrial-petrochemical suburb of Houston with approximately 33,000 residents; the city operates its own tax office separate from the Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector. Search by account number, owner name, or property address to view balances, payments, and exemptions. Deer Park ISD tax collections are handled through a separate portal.