Texas, Galveston County
Where Friendswood's records are kept. Friendswood has its own city government, police department and municipal court; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Friendswood's own offices, along with State of Texas offices; the Galveston County offices are on our Galveston County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
City of Friendswood, Texas, City Hall at 910 S. Friendswood Drive, with news and announcements, budget information, the city plan and WaterSmart water usage tracking.
Open official site City of FriendswoodPolice & jail
Friendswood Police Department at 1600 Whitaker Dr. works in a community police partnership, with motor vehicle crash report sources, a citizen online reporting system and the On Patrol newsletter.
Open official site Friendswood Police DepartmentMunicipal court
Friendswood Municipal Court at 1600 Whitaker Dr. takes online fine payments and explains court procedures, first appearances, minors with alcohol charges and the dress code for court appearances.
Open official site Friendswood Municipal CourtCity records
The Friendswood City Secretary at City Hall, 910 S. Friendswood Dr., 1st Floor, prepares agendas, meeting packets and minutes and answers open records requests, with links to meeting agendas and public records research.
Open official site City SecretaryCity records
Friendswood's public records center takes requests for records from all city departments, police subpoenas and EMS patient care reports and billing statements, with FAQs and a My Request Center.
Open official site Public Information RequestsPolice & 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 Friendswood Texas.
Open official site Center for Missing & Exploited Children, TexasFederal
Friendswood city, Texas in Census Bureau QuickFacts, which gathers frequently requested Census figures on people, businesses and geography; 41,213 residents were counted there in 2020.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsEverything else, organized
13 more Friendswood sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Friendswood, a place of 41,213 people, is in Galveston County, whose county seat is Galveston. Court and property records sit with Galveston County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Texas. Friendswood's own offices are in the cards above, and our Galveston 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 0 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 0 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 1 hole drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.
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.
Straight answers
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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 Friendswood. New voters can fill in the Texas application online, but it must be printed, signed and mailed to the Galveston 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 Friendswood are recorded by the Galveston County Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Galveston 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.
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.