This Is Not a Government Office or Records Custodian. This private reference cannot retrieve or certify records, confirm a current household, or alter an agency database. Direct those requests to the office that holds the source record. For an emergency, dial 911. Contact local police if you believe someone is stalking or harassing you.
Where to Request a Record
These are practical routes for commonly requested Garland records:
- Who owns or lives along a street: see the Garland street directory
- Old directory volumes and past residents: see the Garland city directory collections
- Finding or verifying one person: see the Garland resident lookup walkthrough
- The offices behind the rolls: see Garland resident records offices
- Records not available online: file a request under Texas Public Information Act with the custodian office named on the relevant page
Dallas County Clerk, Recording Division: 500 Elm Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75202; 214-653-7099; published hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. It is the direct route for recorded instruments and document-copy questions.
Garland City Secretary: 200 N. Fifth Street, Garland, TX 75040; 972-205-2404. The city’s written public-information route accepts requests for identifiable existing city administrative records. Court records and police records have separate custodians and request channels.