Beginning Monday, June 1, 2026, the Travis County District Clerk’s Office will stop accepting walk-in customers after 4:30 p.m. due to the time needed to provide the best service to every client. Clients already receiving assistance before 4:30 p.m. will continue to be helped.
The District Clerk’s Family/Civil/Finance Divisions is located at the Travis County Civil and Family Court Facility at 1700 Guadalupe St. 3rd Floor, Austin, TX 78701.
The District Clerk’s Criminal Division is located at the Gault Building, next to the Blackwell Thurman Criminal Justice Center at 501 W. 11th Street, Room 2.300 Austin, TX 78701.
If you need to reach the office, please call 512-854-9457. Staff will continue working and answering phone calls until 5:00 p.m.
The Travis County District Clerk is a constitutional office created by the Texas Constitution, Art. V, Section 9. The District Clerk is elected every 4 years. The district clerk performs duties such as recorder and custodian of all pleadings, instruments and papers that are part of any legal cause of action in the district courts. In addition, the District Clerk indexes and secures all court records, collects filing fees and handles funds held in litigation and money awarded to minors, coordinates the jury panel selection, processes passport applications, manages court registry funds and historical documents.
Popular Services
Case Information & Records Search
Search for online case information. Attorneys can print and download these documents for free.
Certified Court Documents Request
Request official or certified copies of court records, such as a certificate of divorce or name change, original petition, final judgement, and more, or request administrative records.
Divorce
Learn more about how to file for a divorce in Travis County.
Travis County District Clerk is integrated with re:SearchTX which serves as an approved e-filing system as required by TRCP21[f][10] and Rule 2.7 of the Statewide Rules Governing Electronic Filing in Criminal Cases. Any additional notices that are sent by the Travis County District Clerk are following the Court’s comments that a clerk can use additional methods to send orders, and documents to parties and counsel.
