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The District Clerk's office does not set hearing or court dates. To set or obtain information regarding a court date, please contact the appropriate court.

For information regarding records, please have your case number ready and call to speak to a clerk assigned to the appropriate court by utilizing the District Clerk Staff Directory:

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If you do not have your case number, you may conduct a record search by accessing the online Case Search. 

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District Clerk's Office

RICHMOND Address  SIENNA ADDRESS Mailing Address

Fort Bend County Justice Center
1422 Eugene Heimann Circle, Suite 31004
Richmond, TX 77469

 Fort Bend County Sienna Annex Branch
5855 Sienna Springs Way, Suite 146
Missouri City, TX 77459		 Fort Bend County District Clerk’s Office
301 Jackson Street, Room 101
Richmond, TX 77469

Telephone: 281-341-4515
Fax: 281-341-4519
E-Mail: distclerk@fortbendcountytx.gov
Office Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Monday - Friday | OPEN during lunch
     "Excluding County Holidays"  

Richmond Passport Office

Passport Office Address: 1422 Eugene Heimann Circle, Suite 31007, Richmond, TX 77469
Telephone: (281) 341-4517 | (281) 633-7641 | (281) 633-7615
Office Hours:  Monday - Friday "Excluding County Holidays"
Appointments: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Walk-In: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Sienna Annex Passport Office

Passport Office Address: 5855 Sienna Springs Way, Suite 146 Missouri City, TX, 77459
Telephone: (281) 238-3279 | 281-344-3916
Office Hours: Monday - Friday "Excluding County Holidays"
Appointments: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Walk-In: 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Closed for Lunch: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT ONLINE: CLICK HERE!

 
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Office Notices/Closures

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted December 15, 2025

New Document Certification Format: 
Effective December 15, 2025

The Fort Bend County District Clerk’s Office is pleased to announce the launch of a modernized Certified Document Format designed to enhance security, improve transparency, and provide a better experience for the public.

Click Here to see what's new.


Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted December 9, 2025

Please be advised of the scheduled office closures listed below for the Fort Bend County District Clerk's Office and Passport Office in Observance of the Christmas Holidays:

Sienna Annex - Office Closures:
Thursday, December 18, 2025 (Closed All Day)
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 (Closing at 3:00 PM)
Thursday, December 25, 2025 (Closed All Day)
Friday, December 26, 2025 (Closed All Day)
Thursday, January 1, 2026 (New Year's Day)

Justice Center - Richmond Office Closures:
Thursday, December 18, 2025 (Closed 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM)
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 (Closing at 3:00 PM)
Thursday, December 25, 2025 (Closed All Day)
Friday, December 26, 2025 (Closed All Day)
Thursday, January 1, 2026 (New Year's Day)

Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted November 17, 2025

Network outage:
Please be advised that our office is currently experiencing an unexpected outage. This may affect access to email, case management systems, and communications. Our IT team is actively working to resolve the issue. We appreciate your patience and understanding while we work to restore full service.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted November 10, 2025

Please be advised of the scheduled office closures listed below for the Fort Bend County District Clerk's Office and Passport Office in Observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday:

Sienna Annex - Office Closures:
Thursday, November 20, 2025 (Closed All Day)

Thursday, November 27, 2025 (Closed All Day)
Friday, November 28, 2025 (Closed All Day)

Justice Center - Richmond Office Closures:
Thursday, November 20, 2025 (Closed 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM)
Thursday, November 27, 2025 (Closed All Day)
Friday, November 28, 2025 (Closed All Day)

Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted  November 4, 2025

Public Access Website

Due to Maintenance, the public access website will be down from 6:00 P.M. Friday, November 21,2025 until 12:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 22, 2025.

Thank You, 
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted November 4, 2025

THE FORT BEND COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE
                         WILL BE CLOSED
               Tuesday, November 11, 2025
            In Observance of Veterans Day
                
Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted September 29, 2025

Effective October 1, 2025 Case Notices will be provided to all active attorneys through re:SearchTX.[PDF]

         
Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

MPORTANT NOTICE: Posted September 24, 2025

                   eFileTexas.gov Outage
               Friday, September 26, 2025
 
Friday, September 26th, between 9PM CT and 12AM CT, there will be system maintenance on eFileTexas. The application will not be available intermittently during this maintenance window.
         
Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted September 11, 2025

THE FORT BEND COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE
                         WILL BE CLOSED
               Friday, September 26, 2025
                In Observance of Fair Day
                
Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted August 18, 2025

THE FORT BEND COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE
                         WILL BE CLOSED
                 Monday, September 1, 2025
                In Observance of Labor Day
                
Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted August 11, 2025

Justice Center - Richmond Office Closure for Staff Development Training:
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 (Closing at 4:00 P.M.)

Sienna Annex - Office Closure for Staff Development Training:
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 (Closing at 2:30 P.M.)

Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted July 11, 2025

THE FORT BEND COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE
              SIENNA ANNEX PASSPORT OFFICE
                                Will be closed
                         Monday, July 21, 2025
                    
Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted July 7, 2025

On Tuesday, July 8th, from 8PM CT to 10PM CT, the EFSP Filing Portal will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance.

Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted June 23, 2025

THE FORT BEND COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE
                         WILL BE CLOSED
                     Friday, July 4, 2025
    In Observance of Independence Day
                
Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted June 9, 2025

  THE FORT BEND COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE
                            WILL BE CLOSED 
                     Thursday, June 19, 2025

               In Observance of Juneteenth
                                   
Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted June 03, 2025

Justice Center - Richmond Office Closure for Staff Development Training:
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 (Closing at 4:00 P.M.)

Sienna Annex - Office Closure for Staff Development Training:
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 (Closing at 2:30 P.M.)

Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted May 16, 2025

  THE FORT BEND COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE
                            WILL BE CLOSED 
                     Monday , May 26, 2025

             In Observance of Good Memorial Day
                                   
Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted May 14, 2025

Public Access Website Maintenance

Please be advised that the public access website is currently experiencing technical issues. The public access website will be going under maintenance on Thursday, May 15th, 2025, beginning at 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. During this maintenance window, the website will be temporarily unavailable. If you experience any issues after the maintenance is complete, please contact the IT Service Desk via email at IT.ServiceDesk@fbctx.gov.

Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted April 15, 2025

Justice Center - Richmond Office Closure for Staff Development Training:
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 (Closing at 4:00 P.M.)

Sienna Annex - Office Closure for Staff Development Training:
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 (Closing at 2:30 P.M.)

Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted April 4, 2025

  THE FORT BEND COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE
                            WILL BE CLOSED 
                        Friday, April 18, 2025

             In Observance of Good Friday
                                   
Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted January 29, 2025

Justice Center - Richmond Office Closure for Staff Development Training:
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 (Closing at 4:00 P.M.)

Sienna Annex - Office Closure for Staff Development Training:
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 (Closing at 2:30 P.M.)

Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted January 20, 2025

Please be advised of The District Clerk's Office closure Tuesday, January 21, 2025 and Wednesday, January 22, 2025 due to the inclement weather. We will resume normal business hours on Thursday, January 23, 2025.. Stay Warm! Thank you for your cooperation during this matter.

Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted January 14, 2025

Justice Center - Richmond Office Closure for Staff Development Training:
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 (Closing at 4:00 P.M.)

Sienna Annex - Office Closure for Staff Development Training:
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 (Closing at 2:30 P.M.)

Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted January 10, 2025

  THE FORT BEND COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE
                            WILL BE CLOSED 
                   Monday, January 20, 2025

       In Observance of Martin Luther King Day                                   

Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted December 17, 2024

Important Security Notice: Beware of Fradulent re:SearchTX Emails

We have been recently been made aware of potentially malicious emails that resemble re:SearchTX Case Alerts, including the use of the re:SearchTX logo and branding. These emails are fraudulent and are not being delivered from the re:SearchTX system.

See Notice from re:SearchTX: [PDF]
 
Please contact re:SearchTX Support if you have any questions at 844-307-8720 or our office at 281-341-4509.

Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted December 13, 2024

Please be advised of scheduled office closures listed below for the Fort Bend County District Clerk's Office in Observance of the Christmas/New Year's Holidays:

Sienna Annex - Office Closures:
Friday, December 20, 2024 (Closed All Day)
Monday, December 23, 2024 (Closing at 12:00 PM)
Tuesday, December 24, 2024 (Closed All Day)
Wednesday, December 25, 2024 (Closed All Day)
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 (Closing at 11:00 AM)
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 (Closed All Day)

Justice Center - Richmond Office Closures:
Friday, December 20, 2024 (Closed 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM)
Monday, December 23, 2024 (Closing at 12:00 PM)
Tuesday, December 24, 2024 (Closed All Day)
Wednesday, December 25, 2024 (Closed All Day)
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 (Closing at 11:00 AM)
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 (Closed All Day)

Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted December 6, 2024

Please be advised that Re:SearchTX is currently experiencing technical issues, and the service is temporarily unavailable. 

Our IT Department in collaboration with Tyler Technologies (Vendor for Re:SearchTX), is actively working to resolve this matter as quickly as possible.

We appreciate your patience and understanding during this time. Please contact our office at 281-341-4509 if you have any questions.
                
Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted November 15, 2024

Please be advised of scheduled office closures listed below for the Fort Bend County District Clerk's Office in Observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday:

Sienna Annex - Office Closures:
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 (Closed All Day)
Wednesday, November, 27, 2024 (Closing at 12:00 PM)
Thursday, November 28, 2024 (Closed All Day)
Friday, November 29, 2024 (Closed All Day)

Justice Center - Richmond Office Closures:
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 (Closed 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM)
Wednesday, November, 27, 2024 (Closing at 12:00 PM)
Thursday, November 28, 2024 (Closed All Day)
Friday, November 29, 2024 (Closed All Day)

Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted November 4, 2024

Effective: November 12, 2024

The District Clerk's Office will discontinue sending Electronic Copies of
Orders and Notices for Civil and Family cases. (PDF NOTICE), Register NOW for RE:SEARCHTX.
                
Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted October 29, 2024

THE FORT BEND COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE
                         WILL BE CLOSED
              Monday, November 11, 2024
          In Observance of Veteran's Day
                
Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Posted October 11, 2024

THE FORT BEND COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE
                 WILL BE CLOSING AT 4:00 P.M.
                   Tuesday, October 22, 2024
             For Staff Development Training
                
Thank You,
Beverley McGrew Walker

 

 

Important Notices

Legal Notices

Office Notices/ Closures

Annual Year End Report

Fort Bend County Holidays

Legal Notices

Legal Notices Search Instructions

The Instructions listed below can be used to search for the following:

- Legal Notices & Public Hearings
- Board of County Court-at-Law Judges
- Board of District Judges
- Council of Judges
- Order of Assignments by the Presiding Judge
- District Courts Appointments & Fees Report

Search Steps:
Step 1. Click on Link Below.
Step 2. Select "Search By Category."
Step 3.  Select the desired document/report you would like to view.
Step 4. Select "Search."

 To Begin Searching Click HERE!

 

 

 

Historical Records

The Honorable Beverley McGrew Walker, Fort Bend County District Clerk, is pleased to provide our customers with the ability to research and access historical records electronically. The District Clerk's Records include historic Criminal, Civil, and Family Index and Minute Books, ranging from 1821-1980. CLICK HERE to begin your search.

Instructions to Research Historical Documents

  • Search Index Records [PDF]
  • This is used to search for a party or case using specific details
  • Search for a Document [PDF]
  • This is used when you have gathered the book, volume and page information from “Search Index Records” linked to a specific case or party
  • Purchasing Documents [PDF]
  • Please note you MUST create an account to purchase documents

For additional assistance regarding historical records during our normal business hours, please contact us at 281-633-7675.

For technical difficulties please contact Kofile directly HERE

Passport FAQs
Schedule a Passport Appointment
Passport Applications

THE FORT BEND COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK RE-OPENS
SIENNA PASSPORT ACCEPTANCE FACILITY Monday 06/03/24 [PDF]

Passport Office News - Most passports in greater Houston area 2023 [PDF]

Please Download/Print Passport Checklist & Forms Below:

SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT ONLINE: CLICK HERE!

NOTICE: Making an appointment is highly encouraged. It is imperative to have all required documentation when appearing for an appointment. Unfortunately, we will not be able to hold appointment spots while the needed documents are attained. The applicant will have to reschedule.

You can now apply for routine service and expect to receive a passport in 4-6 weeks. You also have the option of paying an additional $60 for expedited service to receive your passport in 2-3 weeks. If you apply or renew now, you may experience significant delays for the return of your citizenship evidence documents (such as birth certificates or naturalization certificates).

EMERGENCY APPOINTMENTS: To make an appointment at a PASSPORT AGENCY or CENTER for a life-or-death emergency, you must call the National Passport Information Center at 1-877-487-2778 (1-888-874-7793 TDD/TTY) on Monday- Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Eastern Time, except federal holidays. Call 202-647-4000 outside of these hours to make an appointment.

Please remember: *All applicants must appear in person (including minors). Minors under the age of 16 must appear with both parents. If one parent is not available, a DS-3053 form or a notarized authorization from the absent parent and a copy of his/her identification (front and back) is required.

The District Clerk Passport Acceptance Facility is provided for the convenience of our citizens. We are not required by law to provide this service. Therefore, we reserve both the right to refuse service and to close early due to a high volume of applicants.

Please call 281-341-4517 to obtain updates or changes to the passport hours and to make an appointment. Note: Appointments will exclude holidays and emergency office closures.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

Sincerely,

Beverley McGrew Walker, Fort Bend County District Clerk

Department of State

United States citizens planning international travel may apply for their passports Monday through Friday. For application forms, information on documentation required, fees, and a wealth of other passport and international travel information, visit the ONLY official website for passport information - http://travel.state.gov.

 

 

Richmond Office Application Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Appointment)
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Walk-In)

 

Richmond Office Address
Fort Bend County Justice Center
1422 Eugene Heimann Cir
Room 31007
Richmond, Texas 77469

Sienna Annex Office Application Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Appointment)
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Walk-In)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Closed for Lunch
 

Sienna Annex Office Address
Fort Bend County Sienna Annex Branch
5855 Sienna Springs Way
Suite 146
Missouri City, Texas 77459

Telephone
281-341-4517

Additional Telephone
281-633-7641

 

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