Texas, Cameron County
Where Brownsville's records are kept. Brownsville 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 Brownsville's own offices, along with State of Texas offices; the Cameron County offices are on our Cameron County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
Official City of Brownsville, Texas website, with offices at 1001 E Elizabeth Street, city news releases, online service requests, citation payment, Accela permitting and links to the municipal court and police.
Open official site City of BrownsvillePolice & jail
The Brownsville Police Department at 600 E. Jackson St., with links for jail inmates, records requests, online reports, crash reports, Crime Stoppers, towed vehicles and compliments or complaints.
Open official site Brownsville Police DepartmentPolice & jail
The Brownsville Police Records Division keeps all incoming police reports and handles open records requests, alarm permits and background or criminal history checks under the Public Information Act.
Open official site Brownsville Police Records DivisionMunicipal court
Brownsville Municipal Court at City Plaza, 1034 E Levee Street, hears Class C misdemeanors, parking and state traffic offenses and city ordinance violations, with satellite offices in two public libraries.
Open official site City of Brownsville Municipal CourtCity records
The City of Brownsville, Texas JustFOIA public portal, where residents submit new public information requests to the city and follow them online.
Open official site Brownsville Public Information Request PortalCity records
The Brownsville Building Permits and Inspections Division reviews plans, processes permits for remodeling and new construction, conducts inspections and answers complaints about non permitted work.
Open official site Brownsville Building Permits and Inspections DivisionPolice & 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 DivisionPolice & jail
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 WantedProperty 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 AssistanceVital 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 LocatorFederal
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 WebsiteFederal
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 Brownsville Texas.
Open official site Center for Missing & Exploited Children, TexasFederal
U.S. Census Bureau fact table for Brownsville city, Texas: current population estimates plus age, sex, housing, income and business figures drawn from the 2020 Census, American Community Survey and Economic Census.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsEverything else, organized
16 more Brownsville sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Brownsville, a place of 186,738 people, is in Cameron County. Court and property records sit with Cameron County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Texas. Brownsville's own offices are in the cards above, and our Cameron County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 5 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 1 of them worked out or abandoned. The mineral the records name is Chromium.
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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Voter registration in Texas is run by the Texas Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, polling places and the local election office for Brownsville. New voters can fill in the Texas application online, but it must be printed, signed and mailed to the Cameron County voter registrar; driver license holders can also register when they renew or update the license online with the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Deeds for property in Brownsville are recorded by the Cameron County Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Cameron 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 Brownsville register with the Texas Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Brownsville requires one, comes from the town or Cameron County.
Same county
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.