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Dallas County deeds and property records

Owner and value: the Dallas Central Appraisal District. Tax bills: the Dallas County Tax Assessor/Collector. Deeds: the Dallas County Clerk – Recording Division. Each official search is below, with copy fees, the appeal route and the Texas rules that apply.

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On this page
  1. Look up a property, its owner and its tax
  2. Deeds: search the index and order copies
  3. Disagree with the value? Appeals
  4. Who does what in Texas
  5. Questions people ask
  6. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  7. Sources

Look up a property, its owner and its tax

The Dallas Central Appraisal District keeps the parcel record: owner of record, value and property details.1 The Dallas County Tax Assessor/Collector bills and collects the tax.2 The deed itself, which proves the transfer, is at the Dallas County Clerk – Recording Division.3

Parcel and owner search
dallascad.org/SearchOwner.aspx4
Tax bill search
dallascounty.org/…5

Dallas Central Appraisal District (DCAD)

Separate from county government

Address
2949 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75247-61021
Mail
2949 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75247-61021

Dallas County Tax Assessor/Collector (Tax Office)

Address
Records Building, 500 Elm Street, Suite 3300, Dallas, TX 7520256
Mail
500 Elm St, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 752021
Hours
Customer Care Center (phone): Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.5

Deeds: search the index and order copies

Who runs it
PublicSearch (dallas.tx.publicsearch.us), linked by the County Clerk7
Copy fee
$1.00 per page (real property records, plain copy)8
Certified copy fee
$1.00 per page plus a $5.00 certification fee per document8
Recording fee
$26.00 first page, $4.00 each additional page8
How to order
Electronic certified OPR documents can be bought online; record searches by email only (not phone/fax)8
Fraud alerts
Free property fraud alert system7

What Texas law sets for every county:

Copy fee
$1.00 per page (noncertified, printed on paper); electronic copies of real property records are priced under Gov't Code §§552.231 and 552.2629
Certified copy fee
$5.00 for the clerk's certificate plus $1.00 per page9
How to search
Search the alphabetical grantor/grantee index kept by the County Clerk (in person or on the county's online records system where offered); all county clerk records not restricted by law are open to the public.10

Dallas County Clerk – Recording Division

Address
Records Building, 500 Elm Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 752027
Hours
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday7

Disagree with the value? Appeals

Appealing a value
Protest to DCAD (uFILE online protest; Online TaxRep)4

The Texas rules:

Appealing a value
File a notice of protest (Form 50-132) with the ARB, usually by May 15 or 30 days after the notice of appraised value is mailed, whichever is later; ARB decisions may be appealed to district court, regular binding arbitration, or SOAH (certain criteria).11

Who does what in Texas

Who does what
Appraisal district (chief appraiser) appraises value as of Jan. 1; local taxing units set rates; county tax assessor-collector usually collects; the appraisal review board (ARB) hears protests. Texas has no state property tax.12

Liens on a property

Fixture filings
Fixture filings, as-extracted collateral and timber-to-be-cut go to the county clerk where a mortgage on the real property would be recorded.13
Federal tax liens
Federal liens on real property: county clerk where the property is; on personal property: SOS for corporations/partnerships with principal executive office in Texas, otherwise county clerk of the debtor's residence.14

Questions people ask

How do I find who owns a property in Dallas County?

Search the parcel records of the Dallas Central Appraisal District (DCAD) by owner name, address or parcel number: dallascad.org/SearchOwner.aspx4

Where do I look up a Dallas County property tax bill?

The Dallas County Tax Assessor/Collector (Tax Office) has the tax bill search: dallascounty.org/…5

How much is a certified copy of a deed in Dallas County?

$1.00 per page plus a $5.00 certification fee per document. Copies come from the Dallas County Clerk – Recording Division.8

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Dallas County office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Dallas County - Local Property Appraisal and Tax InformationTexas Comptroller of Public Accountschecked November 4, 2026
  2. Dallas Countychecked November 4, 2026
  3. Dallas County Clerkchecked November 4, 2026
  4. Dallas Central Appraisal Districtchecked November 4, 2026
  5. Dallas County Tax Assessor/Collectorchecked November 4, 2026
  6. Tax OfficeDallas County, TXchecked November 8, 2026
  7. Dallas County Clerkchecked November 4, 2026
  8. Dallas County Clerkchecked November 4, 2026
  9. Texas Local Government Code Chapter 118, Fees Charged by County OfficersTexas Legislaturechecked November 4, 2026
  10. Texas Local Government Code Chapter 191, General Provisions (County Records)Texas Legislaturechecked November 4, 2026
  11. Property Tax Protests and AppealsTexas Comptroller of Public Accountschecked November 4, 2026
  12. Property Tax BasicsTexas Comptroller of Public Accountschecked November 4, 2026
  13. UCC Frequently Asked QuestionsTexas Secretary of Statechecked November 4, 2026
  14. Texas Property Code Chapter 14, Federal LiensTexas Legislaturechecked November 4, 2026