Texas, Runnels County
Where Ballinger's records are kept. Court and property records for Ballinger sit with Runnels County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Texas.
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As a small town, Ballinger relies on Runnels County and the State of Texas for its public records. The cards below are the Texas state offices, and the Runnels County offices are on our Runnels County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
Find the location and release information of individuals incarcerated with the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice.
Open official site Texas Inmates and Offender InformationPolice & jail
Search for felony or misdemeanor criminal charges by requesting records from the Texas state repository.
Open official site Texas Criminal History Background CheckPolice & jail
The FBI Dallas Field Office, one of four in Texas, takes tips on federal crimes and lists wanted fugitives. A personal FBI record check, the Identity History Summary, is ordered from FBI CJIS at edo.cjis.gov.
Open official site Federal Bureau of Investigation Dallas OfficePolice & jail
Department of Public Safety page on the sex offender registration program, linking the public sex offender registry search, Chapter 62 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and common questions.
Open official site Texas Sex Offender Registration ProgramPolice & jail
Current posting of fugitives and absconders from the Texas Dept. of Public Safety.
Open official site Texas Most WantedPolice & jail
The Texas DPS Highway Patrol patrols state roadways, enforces commercial vehicle rules and responds to crashes and disasters. The page describes its services, travel tips and school bus safety programs.
Open official site Texas Highway PatrolPolice & jail
Renew a Texas driver license or ID card, find a driver license office, apply for a handgun license, and request crime records such as criminal history checks.
Open official site Texas Department of Public SafetyCity records
The City of Ballinger publishes its public resources, the records and notices the city keeps for residents.
Open official site Ballinger public resourcesCity records
Ballinger City Hall holds the city records and the council meetings, and the page gives its contacts.
Open official site Ballinger City HallState records
Buy a Texas hunting or fishing license, title and register a boat, read hunting and fishing regulations, and find state parks and make park reservations.
Open official site Texas Parks and Wildlife DepartmentState records
Manage a child support case, apply for crime victims' compensation, file a consumer complaint, and learn how members of the public request records under the Texas Public Information Act.
Open official site Attorney General of TexasState records
The Texas Rangers division of DPS handles major violent crime, public corruption, cold case and officer involved shooting investigations. The page explains its units, the Unsolved Crimes Investigation Program and contacts.
Open official site Texas RangersState records
Find active and inactive corporations by name from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
Open official site Texas Business & Corporation SearchPolice & jail
Information from the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice about TX death row inmates.
Open official site Texas Death RowEverything else, organized
Local record guide
What we hold on Ballinger, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Ballinger, a place of 3,619 people, is the seat of Runnels County, so most county offices are in Ballinger itself. The town keeps its own council and business records. Each Runnels County office is listed on our Runnels County page.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 3 investigations with a Ballinger address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $24,133 in back wages agreed for 24 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 D Steel Building Systems, LLC | 1 | $23,355 | 23 |
| Ballinger Memorial Hospital District | 1 | $778 | 1 |
| Progressive Pizza Partners LP | 2 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Ballinger, by back wages agreed; 2 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Texas wage theft records page ranks the whole state.