Texas, Swisher County
Where Kress's records are kept. Court and property records for Kress sit with Swisher County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Texas.
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As a small town, Kress relies on Swisher County and the State of Texas for its public records. The cards below are the Texas state offices, and the Swisher County offices are on our Swisher 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 Kress publishes its council meetings, its notices and the contacts for its office.
Open official site City of KressCity records
The City of Kress lists its offices here, the clerk, the board and the departments that keep its records.
Open official site City of Kress officesState 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 Kress, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Kress, a place of 596 people, keeps its own council and town business records. Tulia, the county seat, is where the county offices are. Each Swisher County office is listed on our Swisher County page.
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Voter registration in Texas is run by the Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division, and the county voter registrar keeps the roll for Kress. Texas has no online voter registration: the form goes in by mail or in person at a registration office. 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.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Texas come from the Texas Department of State Health Services, Vital Statistics. The fee is $22.00 for a certified birth certificate, long or short form. 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.
Deeds for property in Kress are recorded by the county clerk, the county appraisal district sets the assessed value, and the county tax assessor-collector sends the tax bill. Our Swisher County page lists those offices.
Incident and crash reports for Kress come from the Texas Department of Public Safety, the office linked above. Ask its records staff for a copy and give the date, the location and the report or case number if you have it.
Businesses that operate in Kress register with the Texas Secretary of State, Business and Public Filings, which runs the state business entity search. 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.
Texas criminal history checks are run by the Texas Department of Public Safety, Crime Records. The fee is $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. 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.
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Other places in Swisher County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Swisher County records are on the county page.