Texas Court Records

When you look for Texas court records, or for that matter the records of any other state, you need first to know what kind of court case concerns you. This is because there are various types of courts in the State of Texas and thus various types of records. You will also need to know that all publicly held records, including those of births and deaths, divorces and marriages, criminal and police records, driving offenses and financial records are maintained and available for access.

Finding the Correct Court Records

Since most of the records are in the public domain, you have the right to ask for anything that you want. There are a few exceptions, but these are mostly in the minority. There are quite a few ways in which you will be able to find the records maintained at the court about a person.

For example, you can use the person’s Social Security number, which will give you all the information including his or her present and past addresses, age and occupation, and confirmation on whether the person has a criminal history or not. Finding the publicly held records of any person by using the SSN method is quite simple and can reveal a lot of information. It could also be that you may not be aware of the person’s SSN, and if this is the case then you must depend on different ways to get the record.

Where to Find the Court Records of TX

You can access the records from the public library or the state's official website. This is possible because over the years the records have been digitized and the database is now available on the Web. You may also approach the clerk at the courthouse and request the record. If you prefer to do this, you will probably have to stand in line for some time because this is what most people looking for records are doing.

The other option to access the record is to call up the courthouse and place your request over phone. Here there is also a waiting period because once your request is received and your record retrieved, it needs to be mailed to you, which naturally takes some time.

Accessing Records at the TX Courts – What You Need to Know

To access the court records of anyone, you will first have to find out which court heard the matter or where the person was charged. If you are in Texas, you won’t find the records of a neighbor who just moved from California by searching the court house in your locality. You must search the records in the state or county where the person was arrested or where the lawsuit was filed. If you do not know this information, then finding the record becomes very difficult. In other words, to access the records of court, you must have as much information as possible.

For many years, gaining access to Texas court records was something only insiders could manage. You needed to have a good lawyer or personally know your local court clerk. However, court records are now much easier to obtain.

Before the online era, records were in what we call ‘hard copy' form – written, typed or printed on paper. Things have now become much easier. You can find the records you want quicker, and there are multiple sources where you can obtain them. Since they are digitized, they can also be retrieved simpler and quicker.

In short, the following are the type of records and information that you can find in the court records:

•    Age and sex 
•    The address and phone numbers - current and past 
•    Marriage records
•    Divorce records
•    Default records
•    Police, courts, arrest and also criminal records 
•    Army, military and navy records 
•    Business and property records