Fort Bend County, TX Public Records

Fort Bend County public records can be accessed through the County Clerk's office. These include vital records such as birth, death, marriage, divorce, and real estate. Divorce records can also be obtained from the clerk of the circuit court that granted the divorce or the Department of State Health Services Vital Statistics Unit for records from 1968 to the present. The County Clerk maintains a search database for marriage licenses issued in the county, which the public can access by entering the applicant's name and date of marriage. However, certified copies of records must be purchased at a fee, as printed copies from the database are watermarked and cannot be used as official documents. Birth records are confidential for 75 years, while death records are confidential for 25 years. Interested parties must also provide a notarized statement confirming their eligibility and include a photocopy of a valid photo identification to access these records. Per the Texas Public Information Act, property records are available to the public, and anyone who wishes to obtain Fort Bend property records can request them from the office of the presiding agent.