Texas, Brazoria County
Where Alvin's records are kept. Alvin has its own city government, police department, municipal court and permit and planning office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Alvin's own offices, along with State of Texas offices; the Brazoria County offices are on our Brazoria County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
City of Alvin, Texas site, with City Hall at 216 West Sealy Street, city news, the proposed annual budget, board and commission appointments, water meter answers and a public information request link.
Open official site City of AlvinPolice & jail
The Alvin Police Department, formed in 1950, has 60 sworn officers and 33 civilian staff, and its pages cover programs, recruiting, the Records Division and accident and police reports.
Open official site Alvin Police DepartmentCity records
The Alvin Police Records Division keeps police, arrest and accident reports, takes copy requests by fax or in person Monday through Thursday, and posts its fee schedule under the Texas Government Code.
Open official site Alvin Police Records DivisionMunicipal court
Alvin Municipal Court has moved for now to the Alvin Annex Building at 302 West House Street, with forms, online payments, warrant and court date information and courtroom rules.
Open official site Alvin Municipal CourtCity records
Alvin public information requests follow Texas Government Code Chapter 552, and the city keeps its records open through one central process for public access under the Public Information Act.
Open official site Alvin Public Information RequestCity records
Alvin permits and inspections are required for new construction, remodeling and repairs, with sealed drawings for new building, homestead proof for home repair permits and inspections during construction.
Open official site Alvin Permits and InspectionsFederal
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 Alvin Texas.
Open official site Center for Missing & Exploited Children, TexasVital records
Census Bureau QuickFacts for Alvin city, Texas lists 30,115 residents as of July 1, 2025 (27,098 in 2020), plus rent and home values, household income, poverty, travel time to work and land area.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsEverything else, organized
Secondary links stay collapsed until they are needed, keeping the page useful without turning it into an endless wall of cards.
Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
Alvin, a place of 27,098 people, is in Brazoria County, whose county seat is Angleton. Court and property records sit with Brazoria County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Texas. Alvin's own offices are in the cards above, and our Brazoria 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 Alvin.
Deeds for property in Alvin are recorded by the Brazoria County Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Brazoria 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.
Businesses that operate in Alvin register with the Texas Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Alvin requires one, comes from the town or Brazoria County.
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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.