Helpful Local Resources & Numbers

Adoption Records

District Clerk
Civil Courthouse
1000 Guadalupe Street, Room 103
(512) 854-9457

Attorney General's Office

State of Texas (non-county agency)
300 W. 15th Street
(512) 463-2191
texasattorneygeneral.gov/

Automobile Registration

(see below for online vehicle registration)

Tax Office
5501 Airport Blvd.
(512) 854-9473

Bids

Purchasing Department
700 Lavaca, Suite 800
(512) 854-9700

Birth Certificates

Bureau of Vital Statistics (non-county agency)
1100 West 49th Street
(888) 963-7111
dshs.state.tx.us/vs

Bonds

Civil
District Clerk's Office
Civil Courthouse
1000 Guadalupe Street, 3rd Floor
(512) 854-9457

Building Permits

Transportation & Natural Resources Permits
700 Lavaca, Suite 540
(512) 854-4215

Central Booking

Sheriff's Office
Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center
509 West 11th Street, Basement
(512) 854-9770

Child support or visitation

Domestic Relations Office (DRO)
1010 Lavaca
(512) 854-9696

Child Support Court

Attorney General's Office (non-county agency)
2101 E. St. Elmo Rd, Bldg 2
(512) 441-6162
texasattorneygeneral.gov/cs/index.shtml

Commissioners Courtroom

Commissioner's Court
700 Lavaca Street, 1st floor

Court Administrator - Civil

Civil Courts
Heman Marion Sweatt Travis County Courthouse
1000 Guadalupe Street

Court Administrator - Criminal

Criminal Courts
Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center
509 West 11th Street
(512) 854-9244

Court Ordered Counseling & Assessment

Counseling and Education Services
5501 Airport Blvd, # 102
(512) 854-9540

Crime Victim's Assistance

Sheriff's Office Victim Services
5555 Airport Blvd.
(512) 854-9770

DBA's - "Doing Business As"

County Clerk's Office
5501 Airport Blvd.
(512) 854-9188

Death Certificates

Bureau of Vital Statistics (non-county agency)
1100 West 49th Street
(888) 963-7111
dshs.state.tx.us/vs

Divorce Filings

District Clerk's Office
Civil Courthouse
1000 Guadalupe Street, Room 308
(512) 854-9457
FORMS

Driver's License Questions

Department of Public Safety (non-county agency)
5805 N. Lamar
(512) 424-2600
dps.texas.gov

Drug Court

Drug Court
411 W. 13th St, Ste. 401
(512) 854-4646

Elections and Voting

County Clerk's Office
5501 Airport Blvd.
(512) 238-VOTE (24-hr automated voice response)
(512) 854-4996

Employment Applications and Job Postings

Human Resources Management
700 Lavaca, Suite 420
(512) 854-9165

Flood Permit

Transportation & Natural Resources
700 Lavaca Street, Suite 540
(512) 854-4215

Foreclosures, Tax

Tax Office
5501 Airport Blvd.
(512) 854-9473

Hot Checks

County Attorney's
Ned Granger Building
314 West 11th, Room 100
(512) 854-9415

Information

Information Booth
Civil Courthouse
1000 Guadalupe Street, 1st Floor
(512) 854-9020

Jail, County Jail Information Center

Sheriff's Office
Criminal Justice Center
509 West 11th Street, 1st Floor
(512) 854-9033

Jury Duty

District Clerk's Office
5501 Airport Blvd, Room 204
(512) 854-9669

Law Libraries / Legal Information

Law Library Website
314 West 11th, Suite 140,
Austin Texas 78701
(512) 854-8677

Liens

County Clerk's Office
5501 Airport Blvd
(512) 854-9188

Marriage Certificate / License

County Clerk's Office
5501 Airport Blvd.
(512) 854-9188

Masters' Court (IV-D)

Attorney General's Office
205 West 9th Street, Suite 100
texasattorneygeneral.gov/index.shtml

Media Services - TCTV channel 17

Records Mgmt. and Communication Resources Administration
700 Lavaca St.
Suite 330

Media Services
700 Lavaca St.
Suite 1.200

Municipal Court

City of Austin
700 East 7th Street
(512) 974-4800
austintexas.gov/department/municipal-court

Name Change

District Clerk's Office
Civil Courthouse
1000 Guadalupe Street, Room 103
(512) 854-9457
FORMS

Notary Public

Information Booth
Civil Courthouse
1000 Guadalupe Street, 1st Floor
(512) 854-9000

Operator Assistance / Information

Information Booth
Civil Courthouse
1000 Guadalupe Street, 1st Floor
(512) 854-9000

Parks

Travis County Parks
(512) 854-7275

Parking (on county lots/towing)

Facilities Management
1010 Lavaca St., Suite 400
(512) 854-9661

Personal Bond

Pretrial Services
509 West 11th Street, Room 1.800
(512) 854-9381

Police Department, Austin

City of Austin
715 East 7th Street
(512) 974-5000
austintexas.gov/department/police

Pretrial Services

Pretrial Services
509 West 11th Street, Room 1.800
(512) 854-9381

Probate Court

Probate Court
Civil Courthouse
1000 Guadalupe, Room 217
(512) 854-9258

Probation, Adult

Adult Probation
411 West 13th Street, #400
(512) 854-4600

Property Records / Deeds

County Clerk's Office
5501 Airport Blvd
(512) 854-9188

Property Taxes

Tax Office
5501 Airport Blvd.
(512) 854-9473

Protective Orders

County Attorney's Office
Ned Granger Building
314 West 11th Street, Room 300
(512) 854-9415

SACA
(Substance Abuse Counseling & Assessment)

Counseling and Education Services
5501 Airport Blvd, #102
(512) 854-9540

Sheriff's Administrative Offices

Sheriff's Office
5555 Airport Blvd.
(512) 854-9770

State Law Library

State of Texas
205 West 14th Street
(512) 463-1722
sll.state.tx.us

Traffic tickets/citations issued by sheriff's officers
(NOT Austin Police Department)

• Justice of the Peace Court 1(512) 854-7700
• Justice of the Peace Court 2(512) 854-4545
• Justice of the Peace Court 3(512) 854-6763
• Justice of the Peace Court 4(512) 854-9479
• Justice of the Peace Court 5(512) 854-9049

Traffic tickets/citations issued by Austin Police
(NOT Sheriff)

City of Austin
700 East 7th Street
(512) 974-4800
austintexas.gov/department/municipal-court

Vehicle Registration

Tax Office
5501 Airport Blvd.
(512) 854-9473

Vehicle Registration Online

Txdmv.gov
txdmv.gov

Victim / Witness Services

County Attorney's Office
Ned Granger Building,
314 West 11th Street, Room 300
(512) 854-9415

Voter Registration

Tax Office
5501 Airport Blvd.
(512) 854-9473

Voting / Elections

County Clerk's Office
5501 Airport Blvd.
(512) 238-VOTE (24-hr automated voice response)
(512) 854-4996

Warrants

Sheriff's Office
Criminal Justice Center
509 West, 11th Street, Room 1.600
(512) 854-9751