Lubbock County Clerk Records

About the Lubbock County Clerk

Kelly Pinion is the elected Lubbock County Clerk. The County Clerk in Texas is an elected office, with a four-year term, and the role is set by state law. The Clerk runs the day-to-day office at 904 Broadway, Room 207, in downtown Lubbock. Mail goes to a separate P.O. Box. The lobby is open weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The office takes filings, records new instruments, issues marriage licenses, books probate cases, and gives out certified copies.

The Clerk also acts as clerk of the County Courts at Law for civil and probate matters and as clerk of record for county misdemeanor case files. The office is split into divisions so each record type has its own phone line. Real Property records go to a different desk than Probate. Civil files go to a different desk than Criminal. The Clerk's staff helps you find the right desk but will not run free background searches.

What the Lubbock County Clerk Holds

The Lubbock County Clerk holds a long list of record types. Court files are only one part of it. The office also handles deeds, business names, livestock brands, and secured-loan filings. That makes the County Clerk a one-stop shop for most non-district court paperwork in the county. The next list shows the main record types in the Clerk's care.

• County civil and county criminal misdemeanor case files for the three County Courts at Law.
• Probate and guardianship cases, including wills, small estates, and management trusts.
• Marriage license applications and recorded marriage licenses.
• Real property records such as deeds, deeds of trust, releases, and notice of trustee sales.
• Assumed name (DBA) filings for sole proprietors and partnerships doing business in the county.
• Brand registrations for livestock owners in Lubbock County.
• UCC financing statements and related secured-transaction filings.
• Officials' bond checklists, appointments and fees records, and economic development agreements.

Civil district court files and felony cases do not sit with the County Clerk. Those records live with the District Clerk. If the case number starts with a "DC" prefix, the file belongs to the District Clerk, not the County Clerk.

Lubbock County Clerk Departments and Phones

Each division of the Clerk's Office has its own direct line. Call the right desk and you get help faster. The general office line takes the call when you are not sure which division to ring. Use this list before you mail a request, since some divisions ask for slightly different items in a request packet.

Note: The Clerk's lobby closes at 4:30 p.m., so plan a walk-in well before close to allow time for the staff to pull and stamp a certified copy.

Why the Lubbock County Clerk Will Not Search for You

The Lubbock County Clerk's Office is clear in writing: staff will not run record searches that are not authorized by statute. The only general statutory search the Clerk is required to perform is the Federal Tax Lien search under Texas Property Code Section 14.004(d). For other records, the office relies on the well-known Texas Attorney General Opinion WW-607 from 1959, which says a County Clerk has no duty to search records under the Clerk's control and guarantee the result.

What does this mean in plain words? You need to bring the search keys yourself.

Walk in with a name, a date, a document number, or a volume and page. Without those, staff can show you the public terminals and the indexes, but they will not run the search and certify the outcome. If you need a full title search, hire a title company or an attorney. If you need a wide background sweep, that is not a County Clerk service. The same rule shapes how mail and email requests are answered: a request that lacks a clear record reference may come back unfilled.

How to Request a Lubbock County Clerk Record

The steps below cover the most common path: a certified copy from one of the Clerk's record sets. The exact form name varies by division, but the flow is the same.

1. Pick the record type and the right division (Marriage, Probate, Real Property, Civil, Criminal, or Official Records). Use the division phone list above when in doubt.
2. Find your record key. For marriage, that is the license reference number, both parties' names at time of marriage, and the marriage date. For real property, that is the volume and page or the document number. For probate or county court files, that is the case number or the party name and date range.
3. Choose your channel. Walk in to 904 Broadway, Room 207, during lobby hours, or mail your request to P.O. Box 10536, Lubbock, TX 79408-3536.
4. Pay the right fee. The Clerk accepts cashier's check or money order payable to Lubbock County Clerk. The marriage page says no personal checks for mail-in copy requests. Card or cash may be used at the counter.
5. For mail requests, include a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE). If you want speed, include a prepaid expedited-service envelope. The county will not pay outside pickup fees.
6. Pick up at the counter or wait for the certified copy in the mail.

If the record falls under birth or death after 1950, that file is not with the County Clerk. The City of Lubbock Vital Records office holds those at 806-775-2926. The Clerk records older marriages and divorces in the county index, but vital records routing is the city's job for modern births and deaths.

Records Request Form Fields

Every Clerk division asks for the same core data on a request, plus a few division-specific items. Fill the request before you mail or hand it over, and your turnaround drops fast.

Lubbock County County Clerk Office Contact

The county's official staff directory shows the Kelly Pinion entry as the elected County Clerk and lists the main office contact info that matches the contact card above.

View the Lubbock County staff directory entry on the official county site.

The directory entry is the source of truth for the County Clerk title, phone, and contact email used across the office.

Lubbock County Clerk Fee Schedule

Fees fall into a few buckets. Marriage certified copies are flat. Probate filing fees stack a few line items. Real property recording fees follow state law and the office's recording rules. The table shows the most-asked fees on the public pages, with one cross-office item from the District Clerk for context.

The Probate Fee Schedule PDF effective January 1, 2022, is the source for the probate line items. See the probate records page for the full schedule and the per-court breakdown of consolidated court costs.

Lubbock County Clerk Marriage Records

Marriage licenses are public records in Texas. The Lubbock County Clerk issues licenses, records them after the ceremony, and sells certified copies. The license desk runs the same lobby hours as the rest of the office. Both applicants must be present at issuance, both must show a current accepted photo ID, and both must give a Social Security number or state they have none.

For a copy by mail, send the license reference number, both parties' names at the time of marriage, the marriage date, a $21.00 cashier's check or money order, and a SASE. Mail goes to P.O. Box 10536, Lubbock, TX 79408-3536. The county will not pay for any outside pickup or courier fee. For divorce decrees, see marriage and divorce records; those files sit with the District Clerk and not with the County Clerk.

Note: Walk-in marriage copy buyers can pay at the counter and leave with a stamped certified copy the same day during lobby hours.

Lubbock County Clerk Probate Records

Probate and guardianship cases run through the County Clerk's Probate division at 806-775-1067. Files include applications to probate a will, applications for letters testamentary, small estate affidavits, initial guardianships, management trusts, and applications to open a safety deposit box. Orders, oaths, bonds, inventories, accountings, and annual guardianship reports all land in the same case file.

Filing fees are tiered. A full estate runs $462.00 in stacked costs. Small estates, initial guardianships, management trusts, and safety deposit box applications run $389.00. Posting and citation costs add to that. For the full schedule, the breakdown of state and local consolidated costs, and the small estate per-page recording fee, see the probate records page.

Lubbock County Clerk Real Property Records

The Real Property division at 806-775-1062 records deeds, deeds of trust, releases, liens, and notice of trustee sale filings for property in the county. The same desk holds the Official Records index. Brands and UCC filings are recorded by the office as well. Recording is by document and indexed by grantor and grantee names. Bring the volume and page or the document number for an older record. For modern records, use the date range and party names if you do not have the document number.

Online Access to Lubbock County Clerk Records

The county runs a free Public Access portal for County Clerk and District Clerk case data. A free registered account is required, and the email tied to the account must be validated within three days. The portal shows the case index, parties, attorneys, and scheduling data for County Clerk civil, criminal, and probate cases. The portal does not show document images for a standard user. For images, use the public-access terminals inside the courthouse or order a certified copy from the Clerk.

The Clerk's online-access page lists Countyclerk@lubbockcounty.gov and 806-775-1048 as the contact for copy requests tied to an online lookup. Real property records have their own search index. Marriage records also have an online search. If a browser hits an error, try a different browser as the office suggests on its marriage page.

Related Lubbock County Record Resources

For district court files, felony cases, and family district court records, see the District Clerk page. For divorce decrees and full marriage history, see marriage and divorce records. For estate filings and the full fee schedule, see probate records. For a wider look at open record categories in the county, see public records.