Texas County MO

Lookup Public Records in Texas County, Missouri. Including Vital Birth and Death Records, Deeds, Probate, Property Records, Mortgages, Liens, Judgments, Marriage Licenses, Voter Registrar, Payroll, Military Discharges.

Texas County, Missouri Overview

Texas County is located in the U.S. state of Missouri. The county was formed in 1843 and named after the Republic of Texas. The county seat is Houston. According to the U.S. Census Bureau of 2013, the county has a population of approximately 25,636 people. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,179 square miles of which 1,177 square miles is land and 2.0 square miles is water. Texas County borders the following counties: Pulaski County to the north; Phelps County to the north; Dent County to the northeast; Shannon County to the east; Howell County to the south; Douglas County to the southwest; Wright County to the west and Laclede County to the northwest. Texas County has 19 zip codes. The zip codes are 65444, 65689, 65464, 65468, 65660, 65479, 65483, 65484, 65542, 65711, 65548, 65552, 65555, 65557, 65564, 65570, 65571, 65793 and 65589. The most populated zip code is 65542.

Texas County Circuit Clerk’s Office Information

Texas County Circuit Clerk’s Office is responsible for filing the following cases:

• Dissolution of marriage
• Damages
• Injunctions
• Condemnations
• Adoptions
• Juvenile
• Paternity
• Child protection
• Adult abuse

The Circuit Clerk’s office also files cases for criminal felonies, murders, robberies, driving while intoxicated and possession of controlled substance. Misdemeanors and small claims are also filed in this office. The responsibility for assessing and collecting court cost falls upon the Circuit Clerk’s Office. The Circuit Clerk’s Office is also liable for retaining files and records pertaining to these costs. This office also files Mechanics Liens, Transcript Judgments, and Foreign Judgments. The Circuit Court Clerk selects and summons jurors. Names of jury service are put in a computer from a list of persons with driver’s license received from the Department of Revenue. Jurors are then selected by a computer. Texas County receives some reimbursements from the State of Missouri for all defendants that are sent to the Department of Corrections but only after the request for reimbursements has been sent by the Circuit Clerk’s Office.

All Adoptions, Juvenile, Paternity, Child Protection and Child Support cases are confidential and cannot be viewed by the public.

Texas County Circuit Clerk

The physical address of the Texas County Circuit Clerk’s Office is:

519 North Grand Avenue
Houston, MO 65483
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (417) 967-3742
Fax: (417) 967-4220
Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Marci Mosley is the Circuit Clerk of Texas County. She can be contacted at (417) 967-3742 or emailed at [email protected]

Texas County Clerk’s Office Information

The County Clerk is a vital position of the county government. The County Clerk is an elected position with a four-year term. The County Clerk is the Budget/Accounting officer for the county and accounts for all monies expended from and received into the various county funds. The Clerk’s office is responsible for the processing of accounts payable and payroll for the county. He/she is responsible for the preparation and publication of the county’s annual financial statements. It is the duty of the Clerk’s office to prepare and receive all bids for the county for any item or services in excess of the amount required by law to be advertised for bids.

County Liquor Licenses and Auctioneers Licenses are issued by the County Clerk’s office. The Clerk is responsible for signing off on all county Merchant Licenses.

The County Clerk is the local election authority and is responsible for conducting all elections in the county. This includes conducting voter registration, maintaining voter registration files and keeping these files current. Campaign Finance Disclosure Statements that are required to be filed with any local candidate or committee are maintained in the Clerk’s office. The County Clerk also maintains a list of names, addresses and telephone numbers of the county offices, county boards and township officials.

The Clerk’s office certifies the current year assessed valuation totals to the county’s political subdivisions and to the Missouri State Auditor’s office. The office of County Clerk prepares the tax statements for the County Collector-Treasurer. This office also maintains the records of any additions, changes, and deletions of the tax books which must have the approval of the County Commission.

The County Clerk maintains a permanent record of the proceedings of the County Commission, the governing body of Texas County. These records date back to 1845, the year Texas County was organized. The Clerk’s office issues Notary Public Commissions after being approved by the secretary of state. The clerk’s office maintains a list of all named public records, drives and named private lanes, it also maintains inventory records of county property. This office is responsible for preparing forms for the townships to comply with various laws.

Texas County Clerk

The physical address of the Texas County Clerk’s Office is:

210 North Grand Avenue, Suite 311
Houston, MO 65483
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (417) 967-2112
Fax: (417) 967-3837
Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Laura Crowley is the County Clerk of Texas County. She can be contacted at (417) 967-2112 or emailed at [email protected]

Texas County Recorder’s Office
County Government Office

Address: 210 N Grand Ave #209, Houston, MO 65483, United States
Phone: 417-967-8438