How to search Texas county real-property records

Search the county clerk’s real-property records

Find your deed, deed of trust, assignments, substitute-trustee appointments and any notice of sale filed for your home.

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   Open your county clerk’s records search

   Search the web for “[your county] county clerk official public records”. Use the county’s own site (.gov or the county’s vendor linked from it).

2. 2

   Search by the owner’s name

   Type the last name as grantor/grantee. Narrow by date range around when you bought or refinanced.

3. 3

   Read the document types

   Look for: Warranty Deed (your ownership), Deed of Trust (the loan), Assignment, Appointment of Substitute Trustee, Notice of Sale / Notice of Trustee’s Sale, Release.

4. 4

   Save copies and instrument numbers

   Write down each instrument number and recording date; many clerks sell copies for a small fee. Add them to your papers in Techoclaro.

5. 5

   Check foreclosure postings

   Texas counties must post filed notices of sale on their website with the date, time and place (Prop. Code § 51.002(f-1)). The Sales calendar here lists posted sales by county.

You search your own records. Techoclaro does not look up people.