Many of our collections are available online!  Materials are frequently being added to both the Portal to Texas History and our Preservica site, so check back often. 

County Clerk Records on the Portal to History

• Bills of sale
• Birth records
• Chattel mortgages
• Civil court minutes
• Commissioners Court indexes
• Commissioners Court minutes & dockets
• Convict labor records
• Criminal court minutes
• Death records
• Deed indexes
• Deed records
• Election returns
• Marks and brands records
• Marriage records
• Naturalization records
• Poor farm record
• Plats
• Probate indexes
• Probate minutes
• Road records
• School district record
• Survey records
• Voter registration records

District Clerk Records on the Portal to History

• District Clerk Civil Minutes
• District Clerk Criminal Minutes
• Early District Court criminal cases from 1853
• Naturalization records

Records on the Travis County Archives Preservica site

• Commissioners Court Records – Minutes and indexes of the Travis County Commissioner Court proceedings
• County Clerk Records – Records of the County Clerk, including livestock marks and brands, road books, and poor farm ledger
• County Surveyor Records – Transcript of indexes to Travis County Survey Record books
• COVID-19 Materials – Materials documenting the COVID-19 pandemic and Travis County’s response efforts
• District Clerk Records – Select records of the District Courts, including early civil and criminal minutes, Sweatt v. Painter, the Servant Girl murder case papers, and Ben Thompson court records
• Elected Official Photographs 
• Ephemera
• Facilities Management Department Records
• Justice of the Peace Records – Select inquests from the offices of the Justices of the Peace
• Maps
• Media Services
• Naturalization Records – Naturalization records of the District and County Clerks dating from 1887-1906
• Oral Histories
• Photographs
• Travis County Historical Commission Records – The Travis County Historical Commission was established in 1963, enabled by the Texas Legislature, which provided the framework for such Commissions in every county. The Commission’s goal is the preservation of the history of Travis County. The primary function of the Travis County Historical Commission is to identify, research and recognize historic sites and buildings in Travis County.
• Travis County History Day – Travis County History Day is an annual event that celebrates the rich history of Travis County.

Travis County Clerk’s Preservica site

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