Texas, Bexar County
Where Universal City's records are kept. Universal City has its own city government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Universal City'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.
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
Texas Department of Criminal Justice search form for people in state custody, by last and first name, TDCJ number, SID number, gender or race. The state makes no warranty on accuracy.
Open official site TDCJ Inmate Information SearchProperty 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 AssistanceState records
TSLAC in Austin keeps Texas archives and manuscripts, genealogy resources and reference help, runs the Talking Book Program and the Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center in Liberty.
Open official site Texas State Library and Archives CommissionCounty court
Bankruptcy court for west Texas with divisions in Austin, El Paso, San Antonio and Waco, plus an unstaffed Midland division; it posts claims agent sites for large cases and PACER access.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of TexasVital records
Texas Department of State Health Services section that keeps state birth and death certificates, marriage applications and divorce records, with guides for funeral homes, medical certifiers and local registrars.
Open official site Texas DSHS Vital RecordsPolice & jail
Texas Department of Criminal Justice guide to finding a person in state prison: online search showing location, offenses and projected release date, or requests by email or phone, plus parole and inmate mail questions.
Open official site TDCJ Inmate InformationPolice & jail
Department of Public Safety clearinghouse that helps police and the public find people missing in Texas, runs the missing and unidentified persons bulletin and posts yearly entries by county.
Open official site Texas DPS Missing Persons ClearinghousePolice & jail
Texas Department of Public Safety lists, run with the Governor's Texas Crime Stoppers program, of the most wanted fugitives, sex offenders and criminal illegal immigrants. Tips leading to an arrest can earn a cash reward.
Open official site Texas 10 Most WantedPolice & jail
Department of Public Safety page on the sex offender registration program, linking the public sex offender registry search, Chapter 62 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and common questions.
Open official site Texas Sex Offender Registration ProgramFederal
Universal City city, Texas in U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: estimated population 20,399 in July 2025, median owner home value $269,600, and data on households, education, jobs, income and poverty.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsState records
Universal City offices at 2150 Universal City Boulevard, open weekdays 8 am to 5 pm, offer online payments, forms and permits, government meetings, community alerts, the library, police contacts and UC TV.
Open official site City of Universal CityEverything else, organized
13 more Universal City sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Universal City, a place of 19,720 people, is in Bexar County, whose county seat is San Antonio. Court and property records sit with Bexar County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Texas. Universal City'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 Universal City. 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 Universal City 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.
Businesses that operate in Universal City register with the Texas Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Universal City requires one, comes from the town or Bexar County.
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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.