Texas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Cameron County, TX
Cameron County (population 421,020) records real-property documents through the Cameron County Clerk - Filing & Recording Department. 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.
Cameron County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Cameron County Clerk - Filing & Recording Department
- Mailing address
- Cameron County Clerk's Office, Attn: Filing & Recording Department, P.O. Box 2178, Brownsville, TX 78522-2178 (physical office: Cameron County Administration Building, 835 East Levee Street, 3rd Floor, Brownsville, TX 78520)
- Phone
- (956) 544-0815 (main office); (956) 247-3509 (branch office)
- Checks payable to
- Cameron County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Cameron County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $35.00 for first page
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $0.25 per name indexed beyond 5 names; State Tax Lien/Release $10.00; plain copies $1/page; certified copies $5/document plus $1/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Cameron County Clerk - Filing & Recording Department before you mail a check.
What Cameron County requires
- Page formatting
- Original documents with original signatures required (no copies accepted); 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper; min 8-pt font, black ink on white paper; typed/printed names beneath signatures; non-English documents require certified English translation; at least 5 inches (Cameron-specific, larger than the 3in standard) of blank space at bottom of last page for file stamp
- Submission & return
- In-person submissions: document scanned and returned immediately; mailed documents: returned by mail in approx. 5-7 business days, requires printed/typed return name and address on the document
- Hours & turnaround
- In-person: same day (immediate scan/return); mailed documents: 5-7 business days for return
Can you e-record in Cameron County?
Cameron 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 Cameron County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Cameron County's formatting rules (above): 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 Cameron County Clerk - Filing & Recording Department.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Cameron County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Cameron 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 Cameron 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 Cameron County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.