Lookup Public Records in Brooks County, Texas. Including Vital Birth and Death Records, Deeds, Probate, Property Records, Mortgages, Liens, Judgments, Marriage Licenses, Voter Registrar, Payroll, Military Discharges.
Brooks County, Texas Overview
Brooks County is located in the state of Texas. Named after James Brooks, the county was formed in 1911 and its county seat is Falfurrias. The county has a total population of 7,223, as of 2010, with its area spanning 944 square miles (land area being 943 square miles, while water area being 0.3 square miles). Brooks County borders the following counties: Jim Wells County, Texas to the north; Hidalgo County, Texas to the south; Kenedy County, Texas to the east; Jim Hogg County, Texas to the west; Kleberg County, Texas to the northeast; Duval County, Texas to the northwest, and; Starr County, Texas to the southwest.
Brooks County Clerk Information
Providing a copy of your valid ID is needed in requesting a certified copy of a birth or death certificate via mail and the application is obliged to be notarized. The given link below is the application form that requires information of the owner of the certificate and contact details of the person requesting.
You can search official public records in the Clerk. You can search through the County Court, District Court, among others.
The Brooks County Clerk Fee Schedule is available for viewing here.
Filing fees for a single page document will be considered $26.00. Abstract of Judgments will cost $26.00 for the first page, and $4.00 for each additional page there after. For all other documents, it is $26.00 dollars for the first page, and $4.00 for each additional page there after.
Below is the physical address of the County Clerk:
Elvaray B. Silvas, County Clerk
100 E. Miller St
P.O. Box 427
Falfurrias, Texas 78355
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 361-325-5604 x 150, 151, & 152
Fax: 512-895-9680
District Clerk
You can now file civil and criminal cases online.
https://reviewer.efiletexas.gov/
The District Clerk’s Office does not take online payments. If you would like to pay with a credit card feel free to call their office. They also do not take fax filings.
A civil case information sheet must be completed and submitted when an original petition or application is filed to initiate a new civil, family law, probate, or mental health case or when a post-judgment petition for modification or motion for enforcement is filed in a family law case. The information should be the best available at the time of filing. The information sheet can be downloaded below.
Below is the physical address of the District Clerk:
Noe Guerra Jr., District Clerk
P.O. Box 534
Falfurrias, Tx 78355
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (361)-325-5604 x 161 or 163
| Brooks, TX Genealogy and Ancestry Records | |
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| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, USA Counties Data File Downloads | |
| Total Ancestries Reported 2005-2009 | 7,502 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - United States or American - 2005-2009 | 191 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Arab - 2005-2009 | 24 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - British - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Czech - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Danish - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Dutch - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - English - 2005-2009 | 170 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - European - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French (except Basque) - 2005-2009 | 154 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - French Canadian - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - German - 2005-2009 | 101 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Greek - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Hungarian - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Irish - 2005-2009 | 43 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Italian - 2005-2009 | 11 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Lithuanian - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Norwegian - 2005-2009 | 46 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Polish - 2005-2009 | 120 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Portuguese - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Russian - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scotch-Irish - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Scottish - 2005-2009 | 40 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Slovak - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Subsaharan African - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swedish - 2005-2009 | 46 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Swiss - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Ukrainian - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Welsh - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) - 2005-2009 | 0 |
| Persons Reporting Total Ancestry As - Other Groups - 2005-2009 | 6,556 |
| Brooks County Marriage License Office | |
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In order to obtain a marriage license in Brooks County, the applicants must apply together, in person, at the County Clerk’s office. Both parties must present their state-issued picture ID, military ID, or passport, and know their social security number | |
| State Law: | The Marriage Relationship – Family Code, Ch. 1 to 5 and Premarital and Marital Property Agreements – Family Code, Ch. 4 |
| All State Statutes: | Information is online at the State Website |
| Office: | Brooks County Marriage License |
| Location: | 100 East Miller Street, Falfurrias, Texas, 78355 |
| Phone: | 361-325-5604 |
Brooks County Clerk’s Office
Phone: 361-325-5604 x 150, 151, & 152