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Recording a Deed or Document in Zapata County, TX
Zapata County (population 13,887) records real-property documents through the Zapata 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.
Zapata County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Zapata County Clerk
- Mailing address
- 200 E. 7th Avenue, Ste. 138, Zapata, TX 78076
- Phone
- (956) 765-9915 (fax 956-765-9933)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Zapata County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 first page (per official fee schedule: instruments recorded in real property records $26.00, which comprises the $10 Records Management Fee + $10 Archival Fee + base fee, plus a separate $1.00 Courthouse Security Fee per document)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $10.00 Records Management Fee (RM) and $10.00 Archival Fee (AF) standard on all documents; $1.00 Courthouse Security Fee per document; $0.25 per additional indexed name after the 5th
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Zapata County Clerk before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Zapata County?
Zapata 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 Zapata County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Zapata 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 Zapata 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 Zapata 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 Zapata 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 Zapata County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.