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Find the right office in Brown County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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Request criminal and civil case records from District Clerk 200 South Broadway St. Suite 216 Brownwood, TX 76801 Phone: 325-646-5514
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Brown County Clerk, the office that keeps county filings and public records, with the copies and searches it publishes.
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Brown County Sheriff's Office, the elected county law enforcement office, with incident reports, warrants and jail information as the office publishes them.
Open official site Brown County Sheriff's OfficeVital records
Brown County Marriage, Birth and Death Records, the office that issues these certificates, with the application, identification and fee rules it publishes.
Open official site Brown County Marriage, Birth and Death RecordsCity records
Brown County Directory, the county government site, with its department pages, elected officials and contact information.
Open official site Brown County DirectoryState records
Brownwood Bulletin: Find local and regional news for Brown County, on the official site of the office that keeps it.
Open official site Brownwood BulletinFederal
United States Census Bureau figures for Brown County, Texas, with population, housing, income and business counts from the latest estimates.
Open official site Brown County CensusCounty court
Information on criminal misdemeanor cases, civil suits Brownwood, TX 76801 200 South Broadway St. 323 325-646-0444
Open official site Brown County District AttorneyProperty records
Brown County Tax Assessor and Collector, the office that values property for tax, with parcel data, assessment records and appeal information.
Open official site Brown County Tax Assessor and CollectorPolice & jail
Brown County Sex Offender Search, with the criminal case, warrant and offender information the agency publishes.
Open official site Brown County Sex Offender SearchVital records
Brownwood and Brown County Health Department, the public health office for the county, with clinic, immunization and family health program information.
Open official site Brownwood and Brown County Health DepartmentCity records
Brown County Foreclosure Notices: Find foreclosure notices released by the county, on the official site of the office that keeps it.
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Local record guide
County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Brown County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order across the unincorporated areas of Brown County.
Police Departments. Brown County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Brown County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the Brownwood Police Department and the Early Police Department. Each agency has jurisdiction over its respective area, with the Sheriff's Office covering unincorporated regions and the city departments handling urban areas.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Brown County Sheriff's Office, located at 1805 County Road 102 in Brownwood, Texas, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Brown County and operates Brown County Jail. Brown County Jail houses inmates awaiting trial and those serving misdemeanor sentences, and the facility provides an online inmate roster accessible through the Sheriff's Office website, allowing the public to search current detainees by name, booking date, and charges. For more detailed arrest records and booking information, citizens can submit public information requests directly to the Sheriff's Office under the Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552), which mandates that government records be available to the public unless specifically exempted by law. Within Brown County, the Brownwood Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency for the city of Brownwood and operates independently from the Sheriff's Office, handling calls for service, criminal investigations, and traffic enforcement within city limits. The Brownwood Police Department is located at 501 Center Avenue in Brownwood and can be contacted for Early Police Department provides law enforcement services for the small city of Early, located in the northwestern portion of Brown County. Arrest records, including mugshots and booking photos, are considered public information in Texas under Chapter 552 of the Texas Government Code, and requests can be made in writing to either the Sheriff's Office or the relevant municipal police department.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Brown County are maintained by Brown County Sheriff's Office.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Brown County are taken and retained by Brown County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. These images are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office website or by submitting a request under the Texas Public Information Act.
To search for someone recently arrested in Brown County, Texas, you can contact the Brown County Jail, located at 1050 W Commerce St, Brownwood, TX 76801. The jail provides an inmate lookup service that can be accessed by calling their main line at (325) 641-2481.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 38 named mine sites inside the county, 25 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 251 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Strontium; Clay.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Brown County Sheriff Department or a city police department in Brown County. Ask that agency for its record. Texas Business and Commerce Code chapter 109 covers businesses that publish criminal record information, arrest photographs included, taken from public records or bought from DPS and that charge $150 or more to remove it or any fee to correct it; they must keep it complete and accurate and may not publish records they know are expunged or under an order of nondisclosure.
The Texas criminal history record comes from the Texas Department of Public Safety, Crime Records. Run an online name based search of deferred adjudication and conviction records through the DPS Criminal History Conviction Name Search, or have fingerprints taken by appointment at a DPS FAST location. Fee: $10.00 for a name based check done offline through DPS; $15.00 for a fingerprint based check, plus $10 for fingerprinting at a FAST location.
Search the Texas Department of Public Safety Sex Offender Registry, or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the county voter registrar or through the Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division. Texas has no online voter registration. Your county voter registrar must receive your application at least 30 days before an election; you can fill out the application online, but you must print, sign and mail it to the registrar.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Brown County are kept by the Brown County clerk. Property values are set by the county appraisal district, and tax bills come from the county tax assessor-collector. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Texas come from the Texas Department of State Health Services, Vital Statistics. You can get vital records in the county, city or district where the event occurred, and some local offices also provide birth records from anywhere in the state. Online at Texas.gov, by mail to Texas Vital Statistics, Department of State Health Services, P.O. Box 12040, Austin, TX 78711-2040, or in person at the Austin office or a local office. Fee: $22.00 for a certified birth certificate, long or short form.
Business entity filings are searched with the Texas Secretary of State, Business and Public Filings. The State of Texas does not require a general business license; the Governor's Business Permit Office says local permit requirements must also be met.
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