What is a Texas Background Check?
It is an investigation of a person. This investigation can cover many private details such as property and court records. Motivations for doing a background check might include concern about a neighbor, business partner, a date, or some other reason. One performs background checks to ease tensions and make sure the right decisions are being made.
What are Texas Public Records?
Texas public records made or requested by a government agency or officer need to be kept and maintained. They are also records that are kept with a government agency or office. Most public records are available to anyone that requests them. Some some have eligibility requirements or are confidential. There are a wide variety of documents and information that can be discovered through public records requests.
State Official Background Check and State Public Record State Resources.
Court Records: Texas doesn’t offer a statewide online system to search court records. Many counties offer this service at the local county level (see county record below). 137 Texas clerks do share their records with iDocket an online search portal at http://idocket.com/homepage2.htm.
Recorder’s Office Records: Counties offer recorded documents direct (not all). There are some third-party vendors who offer a more centralized system.
Texasfile offers recorded document for all counties except for a couple at https://www.texasfile.com/search/texas/
basic search can be done for free and to preview a full document a $2
fee is charged and to purchase document images they charge $1 per page.
Titlex
offers records such as deeds, real estate, liens, judgments, and others
for 102 counties in Texas. The cost is per view by purchasing tokens at $.25. Bases search can cost 4-8 tokens and more advance searches can cost up to 20 tokens. See http://www.titlex.com/.
TexasLandRecords is another option. The free search is limited some counties. They also offer a subsciption based search which offers more. See https://www.texaslandrecords.com/txlr/TxlrApp/index.jsp.
Criminal Records: Texas offers a statewide criminal background check at https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/DpsWebsite/index.aspx. The cost is $3 per request.
Driving Records: Depending on the driving record type requested price range is $4.50 to $22. See https://txapps.texas.gov/tolapp/txldrcdr/TXDPSLicenseeManager.
Business Lookup: Taxable entity search at https://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/coa/ the search is free. For a more advanced lookup use SOSDirect https://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/sosda/index.shtml the cost is $1 per record searched.
Incarceration Records: Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate/prison records check can be done for free at https://offender.tdcj.texas.gov/OffenderSearch/start.action.
Sexual Offender Registry: Public Sex Offender Registry Search is at https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/SexOffenderRegistry/Search. Search by name, address/map, or higher education institutions.
Official Resources for Top Counties in State.
Harris County: Top City Houston
Court Records: Civil, Family, and Criminal record at https://www.hcdistrictclerk.com/eDocs/Public/Search.aspx
Harris County Specific Background Check: https://www.hcdistrictclerk.com/eDocs/Public/Search.aspx?BGCheckTab=1&Tab=tabBkgrndChk (
Recorder’s Office Records: http://www2.harriscountytx.gov/itc/gis/ais/DisplayGISData.aspx
Vital Records (Birth and Death): https://www.cclerk.hctx.net/applications/websearch/VS.aspx
Arrest / Jail Inmate Records: https://www.harriscountyso.org/JailInfo/HCSO_FindSomeoneInJail.aspx
Warrants Search: https://www.harriscountyso.org/JailInfo/warrants_search.aspx
Tax Statement Search: http://www.hctax.net/Property/PropertyTax
Property Records GIS: https://arcweb.hcad.org/parcelviewer/
Dallas County: Top City Dallas
Court Records: Civil records at https://courtsportal.dallascounty.org/DALLASPROD and criminal at http://courtecom.dallascounty.org/publicaccess/ also felony and misdemeanor court case information can be found using https://www.dallascounty.org/criminalBackgroundSearch/captcha.
Recorder’s Office Records: https://www.roamdallaspropertyrecords.com/index.html
Arrest / Mugshots Records: https://www.dallascounty.org/jaillookup/search.jsp
Dallas County Wanted: https://www.dallascounty.org/dcwantedsearch/search.jsp
Property Records GIS: https://maps.dcad.org/prd/dpm/
Tarrant County: Top City Fort Worth
Court Records: https://odyssey.tarrantcounty.com/PublicAccess/default.aspx
Traffic Court: https://cctraffic.tarrantcounty.com/
Recorder’s Office Records: https://tcrecordsonline.com/
Tax Deed: https://taxdeed.tarrantcounty.com/
Arrest / Inmate Records: https://inmatesearch.tarrantcounty.com/
Assumed Names Document Access: https://ccrecordse.tarrantcounty.com/AssumedNames/SearchEntry.aspx
Marriage Documents: https://ccrecordse.tarrantcounty.com/Marriage/SearchEntry.aspx
Property Records: https://gisit.tarrantcounty.com/publicmapviewer/
Bexar County: Top City San Antonio
Court Records: https://search.bexar.org/
Recorder’s Office Records: https://bexar.tx.publicsearch.us/
Arrest / Jail Records: https://apps.bexar.org/CMAGSearchList/
DWI/Family Violence Fugitive Search: https://apps.bexar.org/cc/fugitive/
Property Records: http://www.bcad.org/mapSearch/
Travis County: Top City Austin
Court Records: https://www.traviscountytx.gov/district-clerk/online-case-information civil and other records at http://www.tccsearch.org/
Arrest / Mugshots Records: https://public.traviscountytx.gov/sips/default.aspx
Warrants: https://public.traviscountytx.gov/wow/default.aspx
Property Records: http://propaccess.traviscad.org/mapSearch/
Collin County: Top City McKinney
Court Records: https://apps.collincountytx.gov/judicialrecords/case
Recorder’s Office Records: http://countyclerkrecords.co.collin.tx.us/webinquiry/
Arrest / Mugshots Records: https://apps.collincountytx.gov/JudicialRecords/Inmate/SearchResult
Active Warrants: https://apps.collincountytx.gov/judicialrecords/warrant
Property Records GIS: https://gis.collincountytx.gov/
Hidalgo County: Top City Edinburg
Court Records: https://pa.co.hidalgo.tx.us/default.aspx
Recorder’s Office Records: https://hidalgotx.search.kofile.com/48215/Home/Index/1
Property Records: http://propaccess.hidalgoad.org/clientdb/?cid=1
El Paso County: Top City El Paso
Court Records: http://casesearch.epcounty.com/PublicAccess/default.aspx
Public Records Records: https://apps.epcounty.com/publicrecords/OfficialPublicRecords
Assumed Name Search: https://apps.epcounty.com/publicrecords/AssumedNames
Birth Record Search: https://apps.epcounty.com/publicrecords/Births
Death Records: https://apps.epcounty.com/publicrecords/Deaths
Marriage Records Search: https://apps.epcounty.com/publicrecords/Marriages
Property Records: http://www.epcad.org/Search
GIS: http://gis.elpasotexas.gov/pdnmapajs/
Foreclosure Search: https://apps.epcounty.com/publicrecords/Foreclosures
Denton County: Top City Denton
Court Records: http://justice1.dentoncounty.com/PublicAccess/default.aspx
Recorder’s Office Records: https://dentontx.search.kofile.com/48121/Home/Index/1
Property Records GIS: https://gis.dentoncounty.gov/DentonGIS/MapViewer.html
Fort Bend County: Top City Richmond
Court Records: http://tylerpaw.co.fort-bend.tx.us/PublicAccess/default.aspx
Public Records: (Birth, Death, Foreclosures, Marriage, and Official) see http://ccweb.co.fort-bend.tx.us/
Arrest / Mugshots Records: https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/government/departments/administration-of-justice/sheriff-s-office/bureaus-divisions/detention-division/jail-public-information-inquiry
Montgomery County: Top City Conroe
Court Records: http://odyssey.mctx.org/County/default.aspx
Recorder’s Office Records: https://gov.kofiletech.us/tx-montgomery/
Arrest / Mugshots Records: http://jailroster.mctx.org/
Property Records GIS: http://gis.mctx.org/apps/services/
Williamson County: Top City Georgetown
Court Records: https://judicialrecords.wilco.org/PublicAccess/default.aspx
Public Records: https://eagle.wilco.org/williamsonweb/user/disclaimer
Arrest / Mugshots Records: https://judicialrecords.wilco.org/PublicAccess/JailingSearch.aspx?ID=400
Property Records: https://gis.wilco.org/search/addressSearch.html
Cameron County: Top City Brownsville
Court Records: https://portal.co.cameron.tx.us/portalprod
Arrest / Mugshots Records: http://www.co.cameron.tx.us/Inmates/index.asp
Brazoria County: Top City Angleton
Court Records: https://pubweb.brazoriacountytx.gov/PublicAccess/default.aspx
Property Records: https://brazoria.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=03b9a8ccf16f492a8bbf147e8d386f53
Nueces County: Top City Corpus Christi
Court Records: http://odypa.co.nueces.tx.us/PublicAccess/default.aspx
Traffic/Criminal Case Search: https://www.municipalrecordsearch.com/corpuschristitx/Cases
Recorder’s Office Records: https://propaccess.trueautomation.com/clientdb/?cid=75
Bell County: Top City Belton
Court Records: Civil http://www.co.bell.tx.us/BCC/civilsearch.htm, Criminal https://idocket.com/homepage2.htm
Arrest / Mugshots Records: http://nwweb.co.bell.tx.us/NewWorld.InmateInquiry/TX0140000
Property Records: https://esearch.bellcad.org/
Galveston County: Top City Galveston
Court Records: https://portal.galvestoncountytx.gov/portal
Public Records: https://tx4laredo.fidlar.com/txgalveston/avaweb/#!/search
Arrest / Mugshots Records: http://p2c.co.galveston.tx.us/jailinmates.aspx
Wanted List: http://p2c.co.galveston.tx.us/wantedlist.aspx
Property Records: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=d1648197612b444fae11f341612bf2a5
Lubbock County: Top City Lubbock
Recorder’s Office Records: https://erecord.co.lubbock.tx.us/recorder/web/
Arrest / Mugshots Records: https://apps.co.lubbock.tx.us/jailrosters/activejail.aspx
Property Records GIS: http://216.167.160.20/
Webb County: Top City Laredo
Court Records: http://publicaccess.webbcountytx.gov/PublicAccess/default.aspx
Arrest / Mugshots Records: http://publicaccess.webbcountytx.gov/BondSearch/default.aspx
Property Records: https://propaccess.webbcad.org/clientdb/PropertySearch.aspx
Jefferson County: Top City Beaumont
Court Records: https://jeffersontxclerk.manatron.com/
Arrest / Mugshots Records: https://co.jefferson.tx.us/InmateSearch/
Warrants: https://www.co.jefferson.tx.us/JP/JP_Warrants.htm
Property Records GIS: https://portico.mygisonline.com/html5/?viewer=jeffersontx
McLennan County: Top City Waco
Public Records: https://mclennantx.countygovernmentrecords.com/MclennanClerk/web/
Arrest / Mugshots Records: https://www.co.mclennan.tx.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=25
Property Records GIS: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ecd0c145c0934ab1bd97ee8ef34b8cd0
Smith County: Top City Tyler
Court Records: http://judicial.smith-county.com/PublicAccess/default.aspx
Property Records GIS: https://www.smithcountymapsite.org/
Brazos County: Top City Bryan
Court Records: https://justiceweb.brazoscountytx.gov/BrazosPortal/
Arrest / Mugshots Records: https://jailsearch.brazoscountytx.gov/JailSearch/default.aspx
Property Records: http://brazoscountytx.gov/index.aspx?NID=268
Hays County: Top City San Marcos
Court Records: http://public.co.hays.tx.us/default.aspx
Arrest / Mugshots Records: http://public.co.hays.tx.us/JailingSearch.aspx?ID=400
Active Warrants: https://hosted.newdawn.com/SanMarcosJWeb/Reports/5
Property Records GIS: http://gis.bisconsultants.com/hayscad/
Ellis County: Top City Waxahachie
Arrest / Mugshots Records: https://elliscountysheriff.com/ecso/index.php/inmate-search
Property Records: https://esearch.elliscad.com/
Johnson County: Top City Cleburne
Court Records: https://pa.johnsoncountytx.org/PublicAccess/default.aspx
Recorder’s Office Records: https://www.texaslandrecords.com/txlr/TxlrApp/index.jsp
Arrest / Mugshots Records: https://jcportal.johnsoncountytx.org/jail/
Property Records: https://jocotx.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=27aa032eef3f4319bb396705fbab9d85
Midland County: Top City Midland
Court Records: http://jp.co.midland.tx.us/districtclerk/
Arrest / Mugshots Records: https://www2.co.midland.tx.us/apps/inmates/list/
Traffic Violation Warrants: http://www.texasfailuretoappear.com/search.php
Guadalupe County: Top City Seguin
Court Records: http://judicial.co.guadalupe.tx.us/default.aspx
Arrest / Mugshots Records: http://judicial.co.guadalupe.tx.us/JailingSearch.aspx?ID=600
Property Records: https://propaccess.trueautomation.com/clientdb/?cid=2
Ector County: Top City Odessa
Court Records: https://txectorprodportal.tylerhost.net/PortalProd/
Arrest / Mugshots Records: https://ectorcountysheriff.us/inmate.html
Active Warrants: https://www.odessa-tx.gov/government/departments/municipal-court/active-warrants
Property Records: https://geoint.odessa-tx.gov/portal/apps/PublicGallery/index.html?appid=26307a8832134eedadbd68f3f7da0ad5
Comal County: Top City New Braunfels
Court Records: http://public.co.comal.tx.us/default.aspx
Arrest / Mugshots Records: http://public.co.comal.tx.us/JailingSearch.aspx?ID=400
Property Records GIS: https://cceo.org/html5viewer/?viewer=publicviewer
Taylor County: Top City Abilene
Court Records: http://publicaccess.taylorcountytexas.org/PublicAccess/default.aspx
Arrest / Mugshots Records: http://publicaccess.taylorcountytexas.org/PublicAccess/JailingSearch.aspx?ID=400
Warrants List: https://www.ci.taylor.tx.us/867/Warrant-List
Property Records: http://propaccess.taylor-cad.org/clientdb/?cid=1
Randall County: Top City Canyon
Court Records: https://odysseypa.tylerhost.net/Randall/default.aspx
Arrest / Mugshots Records: https://odysseypa.tylerhost.net/Randall/JailingSearch.aspx?ID=400
Warrants: http://www.rc-sheriff.com/warrants.php
Property Records: http://esearch.prad.org/
Parker County: Top City Weatherford
Court Records: http://txparkerodyprod.tylerhost.net/PublicAccess/default.aspx
Arrest / Mugshots Records: http://txparkerodyprod.tylerhost.net/PublicAccess/JailingSearch.aspx?ID=400
Property Records: http://iswdataclient.azurewebsites.net/webindex.aspx?dbkey=parkercad&time=201909171123007
Wichita County: Top City Wichita Falls
Court Records: https://wichitacountytx-recorder.tylerhost.net/recorder/web/
Arrest / Mugshots Records: https://txwichitaodyprod.tylerhost.net/PublicAccess/default.aspx
Property Records: https://propaccess.wadtx.com/clientdb/?cid=1
Grayson County: Top City Sherman
Court Records: https://judicialsearch.co.grayson.tx.us:8443/default.aspx
Arrest / Mugshots Records: https://judicialsearch.co.grayson.tx.us:8443/JailingSearch.aspx?ID=400
Property Records: https://www.graysonappraisal.org/property-search/
Gregg County: Top City Longview
Court Records: http://beta.co.gregg.tx.us/OdysseyPA/default.aspx
Arrest / Mugshots Records: http://beta.co.gregg.tx.us/OdysseyPA/JailingSearch.aspx?ID=400
Property Records: https://esearch.gcad.org/
Kaufman County: Top City Kaufman
Court Records: https://txkaufmanodyprod.tylerhost.net/PublicAccess/default.aspx
Arrest / Mugshots Records: http://216.135.108.79/dcn/
Property Records: http://esearch.kaufman-cad.org/
Potter County: Top City Amarillo
Court Records: https://portal.mypottercounty.com/Portal
Arrest and Warrants Records: http://www.pottercountysheriff.org/Pages/Public%20Records.html
Property Records: http://esearch.prad.org/
Tom Green County: Top City San Angelo
Court Records: http://odysseypa.co.tom-green.tx.us/default.aspx
Arrest / Mugshots Records: http://odysseypa.co.tom-green.tx.us/JailingSearch.aspx?ID=400 and https://www.tomgreencountysheriff.org/roster.php
Warrants: https://www.tomgreencountysheriff.org/warrants.php?ltr=A
Property Records: http://iswdataclient.azurewebsites.net/webindex.aspx?dbkey=tomgreencad&time=201909171132047
Difference between a Texas state and nationwide background check?
Researching records in a single state will only bring back information which is local to state. These searches are a little easier to do because it limits the number of resources to look into. But because a people typical move every 5 to 6 years it a good idea to look into a more nationwide search. In a nationwide background check the results are returned from many states. In turn, providing a more complete background check.
What shows up on a background check?
What shows up on a background check depends on what type of background screening is performed and for what purposes. Some people, for example, might check every record available to them, but some might only run a criminal background check.
How long does a background check take?
The industry average turnaround time for most background checks is between 3-5 business days. It can take longer than expected depending on the depth of the search, geographical location, or county courthouse operations. Depending on these things, background checks can be completed in as soon as a few minutes, or longer than two weeks.
How far back does a background check go?
How far back do background checks go will vary based on location and record type. States have different laws that regulate the information background check companies are allowed to include on their criminal history reports. In many states, background check providers cannot share any criminal history information (charge or conviction, misdemeanor or felony) that is older than seven years. In some states there is no limit.
How do I find free Texas public records online?
Finding free public records can be done by using local state resources. For example the local sheriff’s office website. If you wanted to locate free arrest record information in your county using the sheriff’s website is a good place to start. There are many different free public record resources available at the county level.
How can I do a free Texas background check?
One of the best ways to get a free Texas background check on someone is to access public records. This is the tool that many private investigators use and if it’s good enough for them it’s definitely going to be good enough for us. Public records hold a vast amount of information and can be a valuable tool in gaining a full picture of your background. Find your local offices to gain access to public records online by searching and using the location of the person in question. Accessing this information independently means that your online background check is 100% free.
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