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Recording a Deed or Document in Houston County, TX
Houston County (population 22,072) records real-property documents through the Houston County Clerk (Terri Meadows). 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.
Houston County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Houston County Clerk (Terri Meadows)
- Mailing address
- 401 East Houston Avenue, First Floor, Crockett, TX 75835
- Phone
- (936) 544-3255
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Houston County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (Recording Fee $5.00 + Records Management $10.00 + Records Archive $10.00) per LGC 118.011
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page or part with visible marks; $0.25 per name indexed in excess of 5
- Other fees
- Federal Tax Lien/Release $30.00; State Tax Lien/Release $15.00; Plat/Map recording $120.00 (+$25/extra page); grantee-mailing-address-missing penalty = greater of 2x statutory fee or $25 (Prop. Code 11.003); missing/incorrect identifying heading or signature block doubles the page fee (LGC 191.007)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Houston County Clerk (Terri Meadows) before you mail a check.
What Houston County requires
- Page formatting
- Type no smaller than 8-point (LGC 191.007(3)); names must be legibly typed/printed under each signature; must have live/original signature and proper acknowledgment (Prop. Code 12.001(b), 12.011)
Can you e-record in Houston County?
Houston 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 Houston County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Houston 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 Houston County Clerk (Terri Meadows).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Houston 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 Houston 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 Houston County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.