Texas, Harris County
Where Pasadena's records are kept. Pasadena has its own city government, police department, municipal court, permit and planning office and utility office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Pasadena's own offices, along with State of Texas offices; the Harris County offices are on our Harris County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The Pasadena City Secretary at City Hall, 1149 Ellsworth Drive, takes public information requests through the online Public Records Request Center or by form, email, fax, mail or in person.
Open official site City of Pasadena City SecretaryPolice & jail
The Pasadena Police Department in Texas links to its divisions, a public information request, police service requests and a list of most wanted violent offenders tied to Pasadena.
Open official site Pasadena Police DepartmentCity records
The Pasadena Police Records Division at 1201 Davis St. takes open records requests in writing online, by fax, mail or in person, and issues clearance letters, verification letters and accident report copies.
Open official site Pasadena Police Records DivisionMunicipal court
Pasadena Municipal Court, now at 1114 Davis St., resolves traffic tickets and other fine only misdemeanors, with rules of court, fines, deferred disposition and driving safety course options.
Open official site Pasadena Municipal CourtCity records
The Pasadena Permit Department on the first floor of City Hall, 1149 Ellsworth, lists city permits, registrations and licenses and offers self serve kiosks and in person help on weekdays.
Open official site Pasadena Permit DepartmentCity records
The Pasadena Water Billing Office handles meter reading, billing, collection and customer service for about 36,000 city water accounts, including disconnections and account notification updates.
Open official site Pasadena Water Billing OfficeFederal
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedPolice & jail
Texas Department of Public Safety division that compiles criminal history sent by local agencies into statewide files, with a criminal history conviction name search, fingerprinting services and the sex offender search.
Open official site Texas DPS Crime Records DivisionProperty records
Texas Comptroller pages on property tax exemptions, appraisal protests and appeals, appraisal review boards, statewide tax rates and a directory of each county's appraisal district and tax office.
Open official site Texas Comptroller Property Tax AssistanceState records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorProperty records
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteProperty records
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseState records
Quick search for missing children near Pasadena Texas.
Open official site Center for Missing & Exploited Children, TexasVital records
Statistics compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau for Pasadena city, Texas: population estimate and 2020 count, age, housing costs, internet subscriptions, education, health insurance, income, poverty and population per square mile.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsEverything else, organized
12 more Pasadena sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
Pasadena, a place of 151,950 people, is in Harris County, whose county seat is Houston. Court and property records sit with Harris County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Texas. Pasadena's own offices are in the cards above, and our Harris County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in Texas is run by the Texas Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online registration where Texas offers it, polling places and the local election office for Pasadena.
Deeds for property in Pasadena are recorded by the Harris County Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Harris County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Texas come from the state vital records office, Texas Vital Statistics. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.