Aransas County, Texas Public Records

Match Aransas documents to the clerk, appraisal district or issuing agency

Start with the record series

The County Clerk supplies a self-service route for recorded property instruments, assumed names, marriage records, marks and brands, and designated vital-record services. Select the record series before entering a name. A deed search and a marriage search can use similar names while returning unrelated files. Preserve the recording reference, parties and document type from a land result. The clerk warns that its online database can contain redactions and does not constitute the complete official repository. For a transaction requiring an authenticated instrument, ask for the office copy and the certification needed. The clerk also states that it does not conduct telephone searches.

Price the requested product

The County Clerk schedule effective March 15, 2026 distinguishes recording from copying. Ordinary property recording starts at $25 for the first page and $4 for each additional page; extra names and other conditions can add charges. A non-certified ordinary copy is $1 per page and certification adds $5 to the copy charge. Local vital products have different prices: a birth certificate is $35, a first death certificate is $31, and a first certified marriage-license copy is $17. Additional death copies ordered together are $3; additional marriage copies are $7. These amounts are not the price of applying for a new marriage license.

A district case has its own clerk

Use the District Clerk for the case file maintained by that office. The county distinguishes this clerk from the County Clerk, even where both appear under the same county-government heading. A divorce judgment, its supporting pleadings and a recorded copy of a judgment can occupy different record series. Begin with the court caption, cause number and date of the order. The district office publishes court-docket and case-search links; a docket entry can identify a hearing without providing the signed order. Specify the actual document when requesting copies and confirm the current counter destination before traveling.

Appraisal records describe the tax account

The Aransas County Appraisal District is the valuation office, distinct from the County Clerk that records deeds and from the county office collecting taxes. Its published physical and mailing address is 11 Highway 35 North, Rockport, TX 78382. Use the parcel or account reference when comparing assessed ownership, improvements and exemptions. A tax account can retain an earlier owner or description while a recorded transfer is being processed. Keep the deed reference with the assessment inquiry so staff can identify the transaction you mean. A mapped parcel outline alone does not establish a surveyed boundary.

Separate a value question from a payment question

The Tax Assessor-Collector publishes tax-roll, appraisal-search and payment routes. Its collection responsibilities differ from the appraisal district despite the word assessor in its title. Identify whether you need an assessment, a tax bill, a receipt or information about a tax-sale proceeding. Include the tax year and account number for a payment-history request. When researching a sale, retain the notice and the later recorded instrument as separate records; an announced sale does not itself document the final conveyance. The office directs voter-registration questions to Elections Administration rather than treating them as a tax service.

Sheriff headquarters and jail are separate destinations

The Sheriff lists 714 East Concho Street, Rockport, TX 78382, and 361-729-2222 for its main contact. The Detention Center separately identifies 811 East Concho as its physical location and 361-790-0168 for jail inquiries. Its header also displays the county mailing address, so do not read that header as a visiting destination. The jail publishes a current-inmate route and its own visitation and mail instructions. Ask the investigating department for an incident report; a detention entry should be matched to the court case before interpreting the outcome.

Search the approval relevant to the property

The Environmental Health Department administers on-site sewage permitting and inspection, food-service work and code enforcement in unincorporated areas. These files can matter when a deed or appraisal record does not answer a question about how land or a building was used. Identify the parcel, facility name and approximate project dates. Ask for the permit, inspection findings and final action, rather than assuming that a complaint proves a violation or that a permit application proves approval. A Rockport or Fulton project can also involve municipal records, so identify the issuing authority before combining the files.

Election files and administrative requests

The Elections Administrator handles county voter-registration and election-administration records. Name the election and record type when asking for an existing tally, filing or administrative record. For other agencies, the Texas Attorney General explains the Public Information Act as requiring prompt production, with notice when release will take longer than 10 business days. That period is not a universal deadline for receiving every document. Identify the existing material, dates and custodian, and keep any response or cost estimate. The Texas hub provides the separate statewide routes.