Texas Court Records

Texas divorces are district court cases kept by the district clerk of the county. The file is open unless sealed, with one statutory pause: Family Code 6.411 withholds a new divorce file from non-parties in a county of 3.4 million or more, which is Harris County, until service of citation or the 31st day after filing, whichever is sooner. There is no statewide financial affidavit; the sworn inventory and appraisement of all property and debts that the court may order under 6.502(a)(1), and that some counties require by local rule, in Tarrant County as an exchange between the parties, is public when filed, as are the decree dividing the estate, any mediated settlement agreement or agreement incident to divorce, temporary orders and qualified domestic relations orders.

re:SearchTX is the statewide search and district clerks run their own portals, Travis County's free with family cases from 2006 forward, with copies at $1 per page for the first 10 pages there. Rule 76a leaves Family Code filings outside its definition of court records, so its notice and hearing procedure does not apply to them, and sealing is by motion and order. The Texas asset search page explains what the inventory shows.

These federal and national sources complement Texas's state-level records. They are the authoritative sources you should cross-check when Texas state records are incomplete or out-of-state activity matters.

PACER, Public Access to Court Electronic Records
The U.S. federal judiciary's unified electronic records system. Every federal district, bankruptcy, and appellate case docket is here.
https://pacer.uscourts.gov/ (pacer.uscourts.gov) U.S. Courts, Federal Court Finder
The official directory of every federal district, bankruptcy, and circuit court. Use it to identify the correct Texas district(s) before searching PACER.
https://www.uscourts.gov/federal-court-finder (uscourts.gov) National Center for State Courts
The NCSC's directory of state court websites, technology standards, and public-access policies.
https://www.ncsc.org/information-and-resources/browse-by-state (ncsc.org)  Frequently Asked Questions Texas Court Records, FAQ  Last reviewed: April 2026  Updated: October 2026