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Texas Veterans Commission

The Texas Veterans Commission files veterans' benefit claims for Texans and maps the offices and county service officers that serve each county, Sterling County among them.

tvc.texas.gov
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Sterling County, Texas

The Sterling County site lists the county judge, commissioners court, county and district clerks, sheriff and tax office, with agendas, public notices and election information.

sterlingcotx.gov
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Sterling County Indigent Health Care

Sterling County Indigent Health Care, the county program that pays for medical care for residents who cannot afford it, with the application rules the state sets.

hhs.texas.gov
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Sterling County U.S. Census

United States Census Bureau figures for Sterling County, Texas, with population, housing, income and business counts from the latest estimates.

data.census.gov
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Sterling County News

Sterling County News: Sterling County notices and events, on the official site of the office that keeps it.

co.sterling.tx.us
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Sterling County at a glance

State
Texas
County seat
Sterling City
Population
1,372
Area
923 sq mi
Founded
1891
Cities and towns
1

Sterling County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Sterling County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement across Sterling County, particularly in unincorporated areas.

Police Departments. Law enforcement in Sterling County is primarily managed by Sterling County Sheriff's Office. There are no municipal police departments within Sterling County, as Sterling City, Sterling County seat, relies on the Sheriff's Office for policing services.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement services in Sterling County are primarily provided by Sterling County Sheriff's Office, located at 609 4th Street in Sterling City, Texas 76951. Sterling County Jail is operated by the Sheriff's Office and houses pre-trial detainees and individuals serving county-level sentences. Sterling County City, as Sterling County's only incorporated county, may have limited municipal law enforcement resources and often relies on the Sheriff's Office for primary law enforcement services. Arrest records in Sterling County are public information under the Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552), and citizens may request copies of arrest reports, booking records, and incident reports by submitting a written public information request to the Sheriff's Office.

Arrest Records. Arrest records in Sterling County are maintained by Sterling County Sheriff's Office.

Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Sterling County are taken and retained by Sterling County Sheriff's Office as part of the booking process. These booking photos are considered public records and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office.

The jail is located at 609 4th Avenue, Sterling City, TX 76951. You can also call the jail at (325) 378-4771 to inquire about recent arrests. Property and land records in Sterling County are maintained by the County Clerk's office, which is the official recorder of deeds for Sterling County. Sterling County Clerk, located at 609 4th Street, Sterling City, Texas 76951 (phone: 325-378-5191), maintains and records documents including warranty deeds, special warranty deeds, quit claim deeds, deeds of trust, mortgage documents, releases and assignments. Duties of the Sterling County District Attorney Phone: 325-659-6584

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Sterling County

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in Sterling County

Holes drawn on the old survey maps
71
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
gravel pit, quarry, prospect pit
Maps surveyed
1963 to 1973
Sources
USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 0 named mine sites inside the county, 0 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 71 holes drawn inside the county, 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.

Sterling County: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. Purple is a shaft or a tunnel. Hover a dot for its name.
Texas mine map and abandoned mine records

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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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Sterling County, Texas?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Sterling County Sheriff or a city police department in Sterling County. Ask that agency for its record. Texas Business and Commerce Code chapter 109 covers businesses that publish criminal record information, arrest photographs included, taken from public records or bought from DPS and that charge $150 or more to remove it or any fee to correct it; they must keep it complete and accurate and may not publish records they know are expunged or under an order of nondisclosure.

How do I get a criminal background check in Sterling County, Texas?

The Texas criminal history record comes from the Texas Department of Public Safety, Crime Records. 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. Fee: $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.

How can I look up sex offenders in Sterling County, Texas?

Search the Texas Department of Public Safety Sex Offender Registry, or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.

How do I register to vote in Sterling County, Texas?

Register with the county voter registrar or through the Texas Secretary of State, Elections Division. Texas has no online voter registration. 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.

How do I look up property records in Sterling County, Texas?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Sterling County are kept by the Sterling County clerk. Property values are set by the county appraisal district, and tax bills come from the county tax assessor-collector. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Sterling County, Texas?

Certified birth and death certificates for Texas come from the Texas Department of State Health Services, Vital Statistics. 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. Online at Texas.gov, by mail to Texas Vital Statistics, Department of State Health Services, P.O. Box 12040, Austin, TX 78711-2040, or in person at the Austin office or a local office. Fee: $22.00 for a certified birth certificate, long or short form.

How do I find business license records in Sterling County, Texas?

Business entity filings are searched with the Texas Secretary of State, Business and Public Filings. 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.

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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.

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