Texas, Bexar County
Where San Antonio's records are kept. San Antonio has its own city government, clerk's office, police department and municipal court; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include San Antonio's own offices, along with State of Texas offices; the Bexar County offices are on our Bexar County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The San Antonio City Clerk at City Tower, 100 W. Houston St., issues birth and death records and passports, keeps the municipal archives, City Charter and City Code, and handles claims.
Open official site San Antonio Office of the City ClerkCity records
San Antonio takes Texas public information requests online through its Open Government Request page and explains what details help departments find the records you want.
Open official site San Antonio Open Government RequestPolice & jail
The San Antonio Police Department lists its substations and SAFFE units, police open records requests, open data on calls and incidents, online police reports, alarm permits and background checks.
Open official site San Antonio Police DepartmentMunicipal court
San Antonio Municipal Court at 401 S. Frio St. is open weekdays, runs a magistrate court around the clock, and offers case and docket search, driver safety courses and deferred disposition.
Open official site San Antonio Municipal CourtCity records
San Antonio Development Services at 1901 S. Alamo St. handles land and building development, code enforcement and contractor registration, with permits through the BuildSA online portal.
Open official site San Antonio Development ServicesPolice & 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 national most wanted criminals, search for San Antonio area subjects.
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 San Antonio Texas.
Open official site Center for Missing & Exploited Children, TexasFederal
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts for San Antonio city, Texas: 1,548,422 residents estimated for July 1, 2025, plus age, race, housing, income, education and business figures drawn from census and survey data.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsEverything else, organized
13 more San Antonio sources not listed above.
Local record guide
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San Antonio, a place of 1,434,625 people, is the seat of Bexar County. Court and property records sit with Bexar County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Texas. San Antonio's own offices are in the cards above, and our Bexar County page lists each county office.
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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 San Antonio. New voters can fill in the Texas application online, but it must be printed, signed and mailed to the Bexar 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 San Antonio are recorded by the Bexar County Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Bexar 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.
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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.