Texas, Bell County
Where Temple's records are kept. Temple has its own city government, police department, municipal court and permit and planning office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Temple's own offices, along with State of Texas offices; the Bell County offices are on our Bell County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The City Secretary supports the Temple City Council, publishes legal notices, keeps all official city records, registers births and deaths and conducts municipal elections.
Open official site Temple City SecretaryPolice & jail
Temple Police Department pages cover its divisions and units, crime maps and reports, license plate readers, alarm registration, online crime tips and commendation or complaint forms.
Open official site Temple Police DepartmentPolice & jail
The Temple Police Records Unit keeps police reports and other key documents and offers background checks, fingerprinting and open records requests, with a link to the Texas sex offender registry.
Open official site Temple Police Records UnitMunicipal court
Temple's Municipal Court of Record at 401 N 3rd St offers online court in some cases, a court calendar and citation payment, with the clerk's office open weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Open official site Temple Municipal Court of RecordCity records
The City of Temple takes Texas public records requests through its NextRequest portal, where more than 30,000 past requests can be searched and released documents downloaded.
Open official site Temple Open Records RequestCity records
Building Permits and Inspections enforces building codes and zoning ordinances in Temple, issues permits and schedules inspections by phone or through MGOconnect.org, with a 4 p.m. cutoff for next day visits.
Open official site Temple Building Permits and InspectionsPolice & 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 Temple Texas.
Open official site Center for Missing & Exploited Children, TexasFederal
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts for Temple city, Texas: 98,412 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
11 more Temple sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Temple, a place of 82,073 people, is in Bell County, whose county seat is Belton. Court and property records sit with Bell County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Texas. Temple's own offices are in the cards above, and our Bell 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 4 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 2 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 8 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is construction sand and gravel.
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.
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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 Temple. New voters can fill in the Texas application online, but it must be printed, signed and mailed to the Bell 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 Temple are recorded by the Bell County Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Bell 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.
Businesses that operate in Temple register with the Texas Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Temple requires one, comes from the town or Bell County.
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.