Texas, Hidalgo County
Where Weslaco's records are kept. Weslaco 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 Weslaco's own offices, along with State of Texas offices; the Hidalgo County offices are on our Hidalgo County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The City Secretary at Weslaco City Hall, 255 S. Kansas Ave., clerks the City Commission and keeps its ordinances, resolutions, proclamations and contracts, with elections and vital statistics pages.
Open official site Weslaco City Secretary's OfficePolice & jail
Weslaco Police Department at 300 S. Bridge Ave. under Chief Robert Lopez, with patrol, criminal investigations, crime victims, dispatch, a Crime Stoppers form and a Records Division.
Open official site Weslaco Police DepartmentPolice & jail
The police Records Division releases accident, offense and incident reports through a request form filed in person or by mail and also handles open records requests, local background checks and alarm permits.
Open official site Weslaco Police Records DivisionMunicipal court
Weslaco Municipal Court at 300 S Bridge Ave. holds sessions weekdays at 12:30 pm, takes traffic ticket payments online and handles pretrial services, jury services and collections.
Open official site Weslaco Municipal CourtCity records
Written requests under the Texas Public Information Act go to the Records Specialist in the City Secretary's office at 255 S. Kansas Avenue by mail, in person or by email.
Open official site Weslaco Public Information RequestCity records
The Building Permit and Inspection Division at 255 S. Kansas Ave reviews construction applications, enforces building codes and schedules inspections, with permit applications through the city permit portal.
Open official site Weslaco Building Permit and Inspection DivisionPolice & 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 Weslaco Texas.
Open official site Center for Missing & Exploited Children, TexasFederal
Weslaco city, Texas at a glance from the Census Bureau: 2025 population estimate 44,203, adults holding a bachelor's degree 23.2%, median gross rent $967, and more on income, jobs and housing.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsEverything else, organized
12 more Weslaco sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Weslaco, a place of 40,160 people, is in Hidalgo County, whose county seat is Edinburg. Court and property records sit with Hidalgo County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Texas. Weslaco's own offices are in the cards above, and our Hidalgo County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
What the records show here, and the office that holds the mine maps.
Weslaco sits over a mapped coal field and the coal there is lignite, worked mostly at the surface. The USGS coal fields map is drawn at a small scale, so it shows the ground, not a parcel.
Nothing at all is on record inside the town limits: no mine, no shaft, no adit and no pit. That is what the files say, and it is not a clearance. Those files record a working only where one was catalogued or drawn on a survey sheet, and on coal ground the sheets are thin: the maps that show the rooms and the pillars are held by Railroad Commission of Texas, Abandoned Mine Land data map and that office is where to ask for them.
Texas abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
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 Weslaco. New voters can fill in the Texas application online, but it must be printed, signed and mailed to the Hidalgo 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 Weslaco are recorded by the Hidalgo County Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Hidalgo 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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