Texas, Brazoria County
Where Quintana's records are kept. Court and property records for Quintana sit with Brazoria County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Texas.
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As a small town, Quintana relies on Brazoria County and the State of Texas for its public records. The cards below are the Texas state offices, and the Brazoria County offices are on our Brazoria County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & 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 Quintana Texas.
Open official site Center for Missing & Exploited Children, TexasFederal
U.S. Census Bureau quick facts, demographics, and population statistics for Quintana.
Open official site Quintana Texas Census QuickFactsEverything else, organized
15 more Quintana sources not listed above.
Local record guide
What we hold on Quintana, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Quintana, a place of 26 people, keeps its own council and town business records. The Brazoria County offices are in Angleton, the county seat. Our Brazoria County page lists each county office.
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Inspecting records is free under the Texas Public Information Act, which also requires a written estimate when charges will exceed $40. County and district clerk case searches are free in most counties, a certified Texas birth certificate costs $22 and a death certificate $20, and the DPS Criminal History Conviction Name Search charges per search.
Ask the Quintana police department records division for incident reports if the city has its own force; otherwise the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office keeps reports for the area. Crash reports from every Texas agency are sold through the TxDOT Crash Report Online Purchase System.
Cases filed in Brazoria County are heard by the district courts, county courts and justice of the peace courts. The district clerk and county clerk run their own case searches, many through re:SearchTX.
Deeds and deeds of trust are recorded by the Brazoria County Clerk. The Brazoria County Appraisal District sets property values, and the Brazoria County tax assessor-collector sends the bill and collects payments.
Birth and death certificates come from the local registrar or the Brazoria County Clerk, usually the same day in person, or from DSHS Vital Statistics in Austin; a birth certificate is $22. Marriage licenses are kept by the county clerk where they were issued.
Yes. The Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal History Conviction Name Search returns Texas convictions by name online for a fee. County and district clerks also show criminal cases.
Texas agencies must produce public information promptly under the Public Information Act, Government Code 552.221, and if they cannot within 10 business days they must certify in writing when it will be ready.
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Other places in Brazoria County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Brazoria County records are on the county page.