Accessing Public InformationTexas Government Code, Chapter 552, gives you the right to access government records; and an officer for public information and the officer's agent may not ask why you want them. All government information is presumed to be available to the public. Certain exceptions may apply to the disclosure of the information.Any requests for actual data or inquiries about its existence, completeness, meaning and usage must be made to the Elected Official’s Office or County Department that is responsible for that data (Custodian of Information) because they are the only ones in a position to indicate how they use the information in the conduct of their business. For more details on public information, you may access the website provided by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas at http://www.oag.state.tx.us/open/index.shtml There are several ways to access information from the Bexar County government. Some Elected Officials and County departments provide ONLINE ACCESS through their websites. Some also provide PUBLIC ACCESS TERMINALS in their offices for free use by the public. Calling the individual offices will allow you to determine which ones provide that service. Bexar County Clerk - http://www.countyclerk.bexar.landata.com/ Deed Recordings, Marriage Licenses, Assumed Names & UCC District Clerk - http://www.co.bexar.tx.us/dclerk/ District Court – Civil Litigants Sheriff’s Office - http://www.bexar.org/bcsheriff/ Jail Activity Report Elections Department -http://bexar.org/elections/ Past Elections Results For ONE-TIME REQUESTS, make your request in writing to the Custodian of the information you are requesting. If the information is stored electronically, the Custodian will forward your request to BCIS who will then evaluate the request and provide an estimate of charges for producing the information. |
Bexar County also has a Monthly Subscription Service ~
For a monthly fee, subscribers have dial-up access to the following information: |
