The County Clerk’s Office is the record keeper for the County.
Below is a list of the various duties that this office performs.

County Court at Law Records

Probate

• Issue citations, subpoenas and writs
• Issue Letters Testamentary, Administration and Guardianship
• File and index all paperwork into the Probate Minutes

Civil

• Issue citations, subpoenas and writs
• Issue Abstracts of Judgment
• File appeals from lower courts
• File and index all paperwork into the Civil Minutes

Misdemeanor Criminal

• Issue warrants, subpoenas and jail commitments
• Receive payments for fines and court costs
• File appeals from lower courts
• File and index all paperwork into the Criminal Minutes

Juvenile

• Issue subpoenas
• File and index all paperwork into the Juvenile Minutes

Court Registry

• Custodian for monies belonging to minors, heirs, etc.
• Invest funds in various accounts

Recording

• Land transactions including Deeds, Deeds Of Trust, Liens and Right-Of-Way Easements
• Miscellaneous documents intended for public access
• Assumed Business Names (DBA)
• Military Discharges (DD214)
• Bonds
• Oaths and Bonds for Elected Officials and their Deputies
• Deputation Records
• Subdivision Plats
• Marks and Brands
• Bankruptcy Notices

Local Registrar

• File and make copies of birth and death records
• Issue Burial Transit Permits
• File Acknowledgements of Paternity

Commissioners' Court

• Attend and record Court sessions
• Record the minutes of the Court 

Licenses

• Marriage License
• Liquor License
• Polygraph License
• Bingo License