Texas, Dallas County
Where University Park's records are kept. University Park has its own parks department, police department and municipal court; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include University Park's own offices, along with State of Texas offices; the Dallas County offices are on our Dallas County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The City Secretary runs University Park municipal elections, prepares City Council agendas and minutes with meeting video, and maintains the codified City Charter and Code of Ordinances.
Open official site University Park City SecretaryPolice & jail
University Park Police Department at 3800 University Blvd posts a message from the chief, its organizational chart, a crime reports map, police report information and its Records Division.
Open official site University Park Police DepartmentPolice & jail
The Police Records Division on the 2nd floor of 3800 University Blvd releases law enforcement records under the Texas Public Information Act on written requests by email, mail or in person, weekdays 8 to 5.
Open official site University Park Police Records DivisionMunicipal court
University Park Municipal Court, a court of non record at 3800 University Boulevard, hears Class C misdemeanors and fine only violations, holds pretrial hearings and trials, collects fines and issues warrants.
Open official site University Park Municipal CourtCity records
University Park takes Texas Public Information Act requests through its online request system, or in writing in person at 3800 University Boulevard, by email to the City Secretary or by fax.
Open official site University Park Open RecordsCity records
Community Development administers building codes and zoning ordinances in University Park, with building permits, a contractor portal, job site rules, front yard setbacks and code enforcement.
Open official site University Park Community DevelopmentPolice & jail
FBI national most wanted criminals, search for University Park area subjects.
Open official site FBI Most WantedPolice & 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 DivisionProperty 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 University Park Texas.
Open official site Center for Missing & Exploited Children, TexasFederal
Population, housing and economic facts for University Park city, Texas from the Census Bureau, including the July 1, 2025 estimate of 25,323 residents and a land area of 3.69 square miles.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsEverything else, organized
13 more University Park sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
University Park, a place of 25,278 people, is in Dallas County, whose county seat is Dallas. Court and property records sit with Dallas County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Texas. University Park's own offices are in the cards above, and our Dallas 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 University Park. New voters can fill in the Texas application online, but it must be printed, signed and mailed to the Dallas 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 University Park are recorded by the Dallas County Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Dallas 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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