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Property Title Search in Texas (TX)
O&E, two-owner and 30-year title searches across every county in the state — clean PDF reports delivered in 24–48 business hours, expedited in 4.
With a population exceeding 2.3 million, Houston is the largest city in Texas and the fourth-largest in the United States. Known as the "Bayou City," Houston attracts residents due to its affordable housing, thriving job market, and economic accessibility. Its diverse amenities and cultural vibrancy make it a top urban destination for families and retirees, as noted by US News & World Report.
What Title Services Are Included in Texas Property Reviews?
A title search here reads the recorded history of a parcel: who holds title now, how they got it, and what is still attached to the property. The report pulls ownership transfers, active deeds of trust, recorded judgments, and lien filings from every jurisdiction that touches the parcel, plus current property tax status. Which scope you need depends on the deal: an O&E report covers the current owner’s period, while a 30-year search traces the full chain for purchase transactions and quiet title actions.
Texas Title Search Pricing
Type of Search | Cost |
|---|---|
O&E Search (Residential) | $95.95 |
Two Owner Search (Residential) | $149.95 |
Update Search (Residential) | $40.00 |
Starting rates — final pricing varies by county and by the complexity of the chain. Commercial files, 30-year searches, and complex chains are priced on quote. Volume clients get tiered pricing and API delivery.
Multiple Tax Jurisdictions in Texas
A single parcel here can owe taxes to several separate bodies at once: the county, the city, an Independent School District (ISD), a Municipal Utility District (MUD), and in some subdivisions a Public Improvement District (PID). Each bills on its own, and an unpaid balance at any one of them stays with the property when it changes hands. The tax portion of a search therefore checks every jurisdiction that covers the parcel, not just the county. When taxes are the only open question on a file, a standalone property tax search answers it without a full chain.
Mortgage Assignments and HOA Liens in Texas
Mortgage assignments are indexed under the lender’s name, not the property, so tracing a chain through servicers such as Wells Fargo or Bank of America takes more than a parcel lookup. When an assignment is recorded late or out of order, the county record can disagree with what the servicer reports, and the discrepancy usually surfaces at payoff.
HOA liens deserve their own look. Some HOA liens in the state may hold super lien status, which can override existing mortgages unless the community’s Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions (CCRs) say otherwise. That position matters most on foreclosure and auction files, where the buyer inherits whatever sits ahead of the mortgage.
Understanding Tax Mortgages in Texas
In Texas, tax lien agreements—commonly referred to as Tax Deeds of Trust—take precedence over other financial claims, regardless of recording dates. These agreements involve a third-party provider covering a homeowner's tax obligations, creating a primary lien on the property.
Why Choose ProTitleUSA for Texas Title Searches?
What actually differs between vendors is who does the work and how the file comes back. ProTitleUSA runs searches with in-house abstractors rather than offshore subcontractors, covers all 254 counties in the state, and returns one PDF with an executive summary up front and the source documents behind it.
- Standard turnaround 24–48 business hours; expedited files come back in about four business hours.
- Every recorded item is tied to the document that supports it, so a lender or attorney can verify it without calling us.
- Volume clients get tiered pricing and API delivery.
For a city-level file, the county desks have their own pages: Dallas covers Dallas County recording practice and DFW tax jurisdictions, Austin covers Travis County and new-construction chains, and San Antonio covers Bexar County.
Texas counties served
Anderson, Andrews, Angelina, Aransas, Archer, Armstrong, Atascosa, Austin, Bailey, Bandera, Bastrop, Baylor, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Borden, Bosque, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Brewster, Briscoe, Brooks, Brown, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Callahan, Cameron, Camp, Carson, Cass, Castro, Chambers, Cherokee, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Coke, Coleman, Collin, Collingsworth, Colorado, Comal, Comanche, Concho, Cooke, Coryell, Cottle, Crane, Crockett, Crosby, Culberson, Dallam, Dallas, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Delta, Denton, DeWitt, Dickens, Dimmit, Donley, Duval, Eastland, Ector, Edwards, Ellis, El Paso, Erath, Falls, Fannin, Fayette, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Fort Bend, Franklin, Freestone, Frio, Gaines, Galveston, Garza, Gillespie, Glasscock, Goliad, Gonzales, Gray, Grayson, Gregg, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hale, Hall, Hamilton, Hansford, Hardeman, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Hartley, Haskell, Hays, Hemphill, Henderson, Hidalgo, Hill, Hockley, Hood, Hopkins, Houston, Howard, Hudspeth, Hunt, Hutchinson, Irion, Jack, Jackson, Jasper, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Johnson, Jones, Karnes, Kaufman, Kendall, Kenedy, Kent, Kerr, Kimble, King, Kinney, Kleberg, Knox, Lamar, Lamb, Lampasas, La Salle, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Lipscomb, Live Oak, Llano, Loving, Lubbock, Lynn, McCulloch, McLennan, McMullen, Madison, Marion, Martin, Mason, Matagorda, Maverick, Medina, Menard, Midland, Milam, Mills, Mitchell, Montague, Montgomery, Moore, Morris, Motley, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Nolan, Nueces, Ochiltree, Oldham, Orange, Palo Pinto, Panola, Parker, Parmer, Pecos, Polk, Potter, Presidio, Rains, Randall, Reagan, Real, Red River, Reeves, Refugio, Roberts, Robertson, Rockwall, Runnels, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, San Patricio, San Saba, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Shelby, Sherman, Smith, Somervell, Starr, Stephens, Sterling, Stonewall, Sutton, Swisher, Tarrant, Taylor, Terrell, Terry, Throckmorton, Titus, Tom Green, Travis, Trinity, Tyler, Upshur, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Ward, Washington, Webb, Wharton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Willacy, Williamson, Wilson, Winkler, Wise, Wood, Yoakum, Young, Zapata, and Zavala.
Questions & Answers
Frequently Asked Questions
From Customers in Texas
What does a Texas title search show beyond the deed?
Beyond the vesting deed, the report shows open mortgages and their assignments, recorded judgments, tax and HOA liens, and current tax status across every jurisdiction that bills the parcel. The deed alone tells you who holds title. The rest tells you what is attached to it, and what a buyer would inherit at closing.
Why does turnaround change from county to county?
Recording happens at the county level, and all 254 counties keep their own index, so document availability varies from Harris County to a rural clerk’s office. The state also uses deeds of trust rather than mortgages, and tax lien transfers are recorded as separate instruments. Product scope is the same statewide; the retrieval work is not.
Do homebuyers order these, or only professionals?
Both. Homebuyers order them before closing, and investors, lenders, attorneys, and title companies order them in volume. The report is not title insurance: it shows what is recorded against the parcel today, while a policy pays out if something recorded was missed. Most institutional buyers order both.
What happens if a lien turns up mid-deal?
Clear it before closing, or price it into the deal. Tax liens and, in some cases, HOA assessments can sit ahead of an existing mortgage, which changes what a buyer actually takes on. The report shows the recorded position of each item, and that position is the first thing a title company will ask about.
How long does a rural county clerk take?
Standard delivery is 24 to 48 business hours, and most rural counties fall inside that window. The exception is a clerk’s office without electronic records, where an abstractor works the physical index on site and the file can run longer. We flag that when the order comes in, not after the deadline passes.
Which add-ons matter most on a distressed file?
On distressed and municipal-heavy files, township and unrecorded-lien checks, water and sewer balances, and a demolition check matter most, because those items never reach the county index. Each is ordered alongside the base report rather than included in it. For portfolios, the Dashboard sorts liens and tax status across every parcel.
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