History and General Duties of the County Clerk
The office of the County Clerk has been in existence in Texas since 1836, superseding the escribano (secretary) of Spanish-Mexican rule.
Duties of the County Clerk:
- Serves as Clerk for the county court, county courts at law and the county keeps records pertaining to the county courts real, personal property and personal records.
- Administers other licensing and recording requirements
- Conducts countywide special and general elections and handles early voting
- Bringing technology and innovation to government services.
- Consolidated court collections for District, County Courts, and JP Courts maximizing county officers.
- Verifies past judgments for accuracy to inform law enforcement.
- Implementing eFiling to reduce public waiting times.
- Making official public records available online.
Record Documents
- Births
- Deaths
- Marriages
- Vital Archives
- Wills