Texas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Austin County, TX
Austin County (population 30,165) records real-property documents through the Austin County Clerk. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Austin County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Austin County Clerk
- Mailing address
- 265 N. Chesley St., Suite #7, Bellville, TX 77418
- Phone
- 979-227-3144
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Austin County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (includes all surcharges per LGC 118.011)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $0.25 per additional name indexed in excess of 5; Federal Tax Lien/Release total $30.00 ($10 Property Code 14.005 + $10 Records Mgmt LGC + $10 Records Archive LGC)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Austin County Clerk before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Austin County?
Austin County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Austin County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Austin County's formatting rules: legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit by mail to Austin County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Austin County
Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk. It’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Austin County property, we file a memorandum of contract to put your equitable interest on the public record, where every title search will find it. The online notary session is included: you sign it alone, and the seller is notified by certified mail. Then we record it (by certified mail) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Austin County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.