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Tarrant County deeds and property records

Owner and value: the Tarrant Appraisal District. Tax bills: the Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector. Deeds: the Tarrant County Clerk. 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 Tarrant Appraisal District keeps the parcel record: owner of record, value and property details.1 The Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector bills and collects the tax.1 The deed itself, which proves the transfer, is at the Tarrant County Clerk.2

Parcel and owner search
Tarrant Appraisal District tad.org (appraisal records)1
Tax bill search
tax.tarrantcountytx.gov/search (search by account number, owner address or owner name)3
Parcel map (GIS)
Tarrant County public map viewer gisit.tarrantcounty.com/publicmapviewer4

Tarrant Appraisal District

Address
2500 Handley-Ederville Rd., Fort Worth, TX 76118-69091
Mail
2500 Handley-Ederville Rd., Fort Worth, TX 76118-69091
Website
tad.org1

Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector

Address
100 E. Weatherford Street, Fort Worth, TX 76196 (Main Branch; branches incl. Arlington, Mansfield, Southlake)5
Mail
PO Box 961018, Fort Worth, TX 761615
Hours
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm (Main Branch)5

Deeds: search the index and order copies

Online search
tarrant.tx.publicsearch.us4Free search, fee for copies
Cost
Free (unofficial watermarked copies); certified copies purchased online4
Copy fee
$1 per page4
Certified copy fee
$1 per page plus $5 certification4
How to order
In person (Room B30, 100 W. Weatherford), online free/certified via Official Records Search, or by mail with SASE, document number and cashier's check/money order/business check payable to Tarrant County Clerk4
Not searched
Clerk does not do title or lien searches4

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 552.2626
Certified copy fee
$5.00 for the clerk's certificate plus $1.00 per page6
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.7

Tarrant County Clerk (Real Estate Records)

Address
Tarrant County Courthouse, 100 W. Weatherford Street, Room B30, Fort Worth (records copies, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.)4
Mail
Tarrant County Clerk, Attn: Room B30, 100 W. Weatherford Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76196-04014
Phone
817-884-1069 (online search help)4
Hours
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.4

Disagree with the value? Appeals

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).8

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.9

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.10
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.11

Questions people ask

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

Search the parcel records of the Tarrant Appraisal District by owner name, address or parcel number: tad.org1

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

The Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector has the tax bill search: tax.tarrantcountytx.gov/search3

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

$1 per page plus $5 certification. Copies come from the Tarrant County Clerk (Real Estate Records).4

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 Tarrant 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; all 11 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Tarrant - 220Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
  2. Real Estate RecordsTarrant County Clerk
  3. Tarrant CountyTarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector
  4. Copies of Official Public Records (Real Property)Tarrant County Clerk
  5. Locations & HoursTarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector
  6. Texas Local Government Code Chapter 118, Fees Charged by County OfficersTexas Legislature
  7. Texas Local Government Code Chapter 191, General Provisions (County Records)Texas Legislature
  8. Property Tax Protests and AppealsTexas Comptroller of Public Accounts
  9. Property Tax BasicsTexas Comptroller of Public Accounts
  10. UCC Frequently Asked QuestionsTexas Secretary of State
  11. Texas Property Code Chapter 14, Federal LiensTexas Legislature