Texas public records and research resources.
A curated index of Texas state-level court, corporate, and regulatory sources. Texas is the second-largest US state economy by GDP, with concentration in energy, technology, and cross-border trade.
This page covers Texas state sources. US federal sources are on the United States parent page.
Corporate filings
Texas Secretary of State — SOSDirect
Type: State corporate-entity register. · Maintained by: Texas Secretary of State.
Cost / access: Free entity name and status search; per-document fee for filings via SOSDirect.
Useful for: Verifying Texas-formed corporations, LLCs, LPs, business trusts, and foreign entities qualified to do business in Texas. Filing history, registered agent, and entity status.
Limitations: Texas’s online register is paid for detailed filings; bulk searches require subscription accounts.
Official link: www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/sosda · Last reviewed: 2026-05-24.
Courts and case law
Texas Supreme Court — Opinions
Type: State final-court opinions (civil). · Maintained by: Supreme Court of Texas.
Cost / access: Free.
Useful for: Texas Supreme Court civil opinions. Texas operates a bifurcated final-appeal system; the Court of Criminal Appeals is the final-appeal court for criminal matters.
Limitations: Civil final-appeal opinions only.
Official link: www.txcourts.gov/supreme · Last reviewed: 2026-05-24.
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals — Opinions
Type: State final-court opinions (criminal). · Maintained by: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
Cost / access: Free.
Useful for: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals opinions — the final-appeal court for criminal matters under Texas law.
Limitations: Criminal final-appeal opinions only.
Official link: www.txcourts.gov/cca · Last reviewed: 2026-05-24.
Texas Courts of Appeals — Opinions
Type: State intermediate-appeal opinions. · Maintained by: Texas Courts of Appeals (14 districts).
Cost / access: Free.
Useful for: Opinions of Texas’s 14 Courts of Appeals — intermediate appellate level for both civil and criminal matters.
Limitations: Coverage by district. Some older opinions may be in PDF only.
Official link: www.txcourts.gov/courts-of-appeals · Last reviewed: 2026-05-24.
Texas Judicial Branch — Trial Court Records
Type: District-court and county-court case search. · Maintained by: Each Texas county.
Cost / access: Mostly free for case-information search; per-document fee for some filings; access varies by county.
Useful for: Texas District Courts handle most civil and felony-criminal matters; County Courts handle smaller civil and misdemeanour matters. Each of Texas’s 254 counties operates its own court records system.
Limitations: No statewide trial-court search. Each county must be searched separately.
Official link: www.txcourts.gov · Last reviewed: 2026-05-24.
Real property
Texas County Clerk and County Appraisal District Records
Type: County-level real-property and recorded-document records. · Maintained by: Each Texas county Clerk and Appraisal District.
Cost / access: Mostly free public search; per-document fee for certified copies.
Useful for: Texas real-property records — deeds, deeds of trust, releases, liens, and appraisal-district parcel data. Many Texas counties offer extensive free online search interfaces.
Limitations: No statewide land registry. Each county operates its own system.
Official link: comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/property-tax/county-directory · Last reviewed: 2026-05-24.
Financial regulation
Texas Department of Banking
Type: State banking regulator. · Maintained by: Texas Department of Banking.
Cost / access: Free.
Useful for: Texas-chartered state banks, trust companies, money-services-business licensees (including stored-value-card issuers), prepaid funeral contract sellers, and perpetual-care cemeteries.
Limitations: Texas-supervised entities only.
Official link: www.dob.texas.gov · Last reviewed: 2026-05-24.
Texas State Securities Board — Public Registration Search
Type: State securities regulator. · Maintained by: Texas State Securities Board.
Cost / access: Free.
Useful for: Texas-registered investment advisers, investment-adviser representatives, broker-dealers, and agents. Includes administrative actions.
Limitations: Texas-registered entities only.
Official link: www.ssb.texas.gov · Last reviewed: 2026-05-24.
Energy and natural resources
Railroad Commission of Texas — Online Records
Type: Energy industry regulator (despite the historic name). · Maintained by: Railroad Commission of Texas.
Cost / access: Free.
Useful for: Texas oil-and-gas operators, pipeline operators, well records, production data, and regulatory enforcement. Critical for diligence in Texas’s energy sector.
Limitations: Texas energy regulation only.
Official link: www.rrc.texas.gov · Last reviewed: 2026-05-24.
Consumer protection
Texas Attorney General — Enforcement Actions
Type: State AG enforcement actions. · Maintained by: Office of the Attorney General of Texas.
Cost / access: Free.
Useful for: Texas AG enforcement actions, settlements, and consumer-protection materials.
Limitations: Published actions only.
Official link: www.texasattorneygeneral.gov · Last reviewed: 2026-05-24.
Government, legislation, and procurement
Texas Constitution and Statutes
Type: Consolidated Texas legislation register. · Maintained by: Texas Legislature.
Cost / access: Free.
Useful for: Current Texas Statutes, Constitution, and bill tracking.
Limitations: Texas statutes only.
Official link: statutes.capitol.texas.gov · Last reviewed: 2026-05-24.
Texas SmartBuy — Procurement Portal
Type: Texas State procurement register. · Maintained by: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
Cost / access: Free.
Useful for: Texas State Government contract awards, tender notices, and vendor information.
Limitations: Texas State Government contracts only.
Official link: www.txsmartbuy.com · Last reviewed: 2026-05-24.
What’s coming in Phase 3
Texas Department of Insurance — licensee and disciplinary search; Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation — comprehensive occupational licensing; Texas Workforce Commission decisions; Texas Public Utility Commission — utility regulation; Texas Ethics Commission — campaign-finance disclosure; County-level Sheriff’s Office records (with appropriate lawful-use caveats).
Disclaimer
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Last reviewed: 2026-05-24.