Amending notice requirements under the Open Meetings Act
Effective September 1, 2025
Pursuant to HB 1522, 89th Texas Legislature, 2025,
Amends Government Code, Section 551.043 to require public meeting notices to be posted at least three business days in advance. This replaces the previous 72-hour requirement.
The County Clerk’s office will only accept one original plat for recording (paper only).
One (1) certified copy will be supplied to the customer at no charge at the time of recording.
The County Clerk's office requests that you reserve a 3" x 4" area in the lower right hand corner in order for us to properly place our recording information. Effective immediately, if we receive plats that do not have the required space for recording information, the plat will be rejected.
Pursuant to Section 51.901 of the Texas Government Code:
If a county clerk believes in good faith that a document filed with the county clerk to create a lien is fraudulent, the clerk shall:
(1) request the assistance of the county or district attorney to determine whether the document is fraudulent before filing or recording the document;
(2) request that the prospective filer provide to the county clerk additional supporting documentation; and
(3) forward any additional documentation received to the county or district attorney.
Pursuant to Section 37.101 of the Texas Penal Code:
(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly presents for filing or causes to be presented for filing a financing statement that the person knows:
(1) is forged;
(2) contains a material false statement; or
(3) is groundless.
(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a felony of the third degree, unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person had previously been convicted under this section on two or more occasions, in which event the offense is a felony of the second degree. An offense under Subsection (a)(2) or (a)(3) is a Class A misdemeanor, unless the person commits the offense with the intent to defraud or harm another, in which event the offense is a state jail felony.
Discriminatory Provisions in Land Records - SB 30, 87th Legislature,
download details here.
Purchase Electronic Certified County Clerk Records online now for Court Records, Marriage License & Real Property Records (Official Public Records),
download details here.
The State of Texas requires Marks and Brands be re-registered every 10 years. Current marks and brands will expire on August 30, 2031. Renewal begins August 31, 2031, download details here.
Guadalupe County Clerk is now accepting online payments for misdemeanor cases (Example, case number "CCL-19-9999")
DO NOT SUBMIT PAYMENTS FOR PROBATION FEES, JP CASES, FELONY CASES, OR FAMILY LAW CASES
Call (830)303-8861 to verify that payment should be made to this office.
THE COUNTY CLERK IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MISDIRECTED PAYMENTS!
You will be required to provide the case number when submitting your payment. Visit
https://portal-txguadalupe.tylertech.cloud/PublicAccess/default.aspx to locate your case number.
Proceed here to make your payment.
Our current eRecording vendors are CSC, eRecording Partners Network, LLC (ePN), Simplifile, Indecomm Global Services, Hopdox and ValueCheck. Contact them today to begin eRecording with us!
All recording fees (other than Court fees) to be reduced by $1.00 effective 1/1/24
$25.00 1st page; $4.00 each add’l page
1 pg doc - $25.00
2 pg doc - $29.00
3 pg doc - $33.00
Guadalupe County Clerk
HONORABLE TERESA KIEL
830-303-8861
Discriminatory Provisions in Land Records
CIVIL, PROBATE & GUARDIANSHIP CASES
Senate Bill 41, 87th Legislature, R.S.
Download details here.