New Blog 1: Travis County Records

Sunday 9 December 2012

Travis County Records

Inventory of records of Travis County housed in the Travis County courthouse in Austin. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the Commissioners Court, County Clerk, Tax Assessor-Collector, Treasurer, Auditor, Personnel Department, County School Superintendent, County Engineer, Veterans County Service Officer. Also provides a list of Travis County records and an index. Vital records for Travis County are available from the County Clerk's office. The county clerk, who files and records birth and death certificates, serves the cities/towns of Austin, Balcones, Briarcliff, Cele, Circleville, Colton, Daffan, Dessau, Elroy, Garfield, Gregg, Jonestown, Kimbro, Lakeway, Leander, Manchaca, Manda, Manor, McNeil, Montopolis, Pflugerville, Rollingwood, Spicewood, Sprinkle, Tarrytown, University of Texas, Webberville, West Lake Hills, and Westlake. The vital records are available to qualified applicants and with proper identification for a fee that varies according to the documents required. Certified copies of divorce decrees in Texas are available only from the district clerk in the district in which it was obtained.