Dimmit County Civil Court Records
Dimmit County civil court records are kept by two separate offices in Carrizo Springs, Texas. The County Clerk (Claudia McDaniel) handles property records, probate, and county court civil cases. The District Clerk (Maricela G. Gonzalez) maintains the 293rd Judicial District Court records, including civil litigation and family law filings. Both offices are in Carrizo Springs. You can search Dimmit County civil court records online through TexasFile or the statewide re:SearchTX portal, or contact either office directly.
Dimmit County Overview
Dimmit County Clerk
Claudia McDaniel is the elected County Clerk for Dimmit County. The office is at 103 N 5th St, Carrizo Springs, TX 78834. Phone: (830) 876-2323. An alternate phone is (830) 876-4238. Fax: (830) 947-6110 or (830) 876-4205. The county website is at dimmitcountytx.com.
The County Clerk maintains birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1880, and land records from 1880 to 1912 and beyond. Probate records go back to 1881. Real property records are held at this office. For property documents dating from 1913 to 2026, TexasFile at texasfile.com provides online search access with free registration.
| County Clerk | Claudia McDaniel |
|---|---|
| Address | 103 N 5th St Carrizo Springs, TX 78834 |
| Phone | (830) 876-2323 or (830) 876-4238 |
| Fax | (830) 947-6110 |
| Website | dimmitcountytx.com |
Dimmit County District Clerk - 293rd Judicial District
Maricela G. Gonzalez is the elected District Clerk for Dimmit County. The District Clerk's office handles 293rd Judicial District Court records, including civil litigation, family law cases, divorce records, and felony criminal records. The address is 1212 N. 4th St., Box 8, Carrizo Springs, TX 78834. Phone: (830) 876-4243 or (830) 876-4246. Fax: (830) 876-4200. Email: districtclerk@dimmitcountytx.com.
The District Clerk maintains court records from 1881 to 1931 in the historical collection, with more recent records continuing to the present. Divorce records date from 1881 in the oldest collection. The 293rd Judicial District Court dockets are available online. District Court Docket Archives are also available for older cases.
| District Clerk | Maricela G. Gonzalez |
|---|---|
| Address | 1212 N. 4th St., Box 8 Carrizo Springs, TX 78834 |
| Phone | (830) 876-4243 |
| Fax | (830) 876-4200 |
| districtclerk@dimmitcountytx.com |
Search Dimmit County Civil Court Records
The statewide re:SearchTX portal from the Texas Office of Court Administration is a free tool for searching Dimmit County civil court records online. It covers district and county courts across Texas. You can search by party name or cause number and see case types, filing dates, and docket entries.
TexasFile provides free online access to Dimmit County property records at texasfile.com. Document copies cover 2008 to 2026. Free registration lets you search by name. Images are available for purchase. This tool is most useful for land and property records.
For electronic filing in Dimmit County district courts, use eFileTexas. This is the mandatory e-filing platform for Texas district courts. Both attorneys and pro se filers can use it. For in-person visits, contact the County Clerk at (830) 876-2323 or the District Clerk at (830) 876-4243 before going to Carrizo Springs.
Note: Naturalization records from 1881 to 1931 are also held at the District Clerk's office, which can be useful for historical civil research and family history searches.
Dimmit County Records Online
The Dimmit County website provides contact information for both the County Clerk and District Clerk offices in Carrizo Springs.
Use the county website to verify contact details for both clerk offices before making a civil records request in Carrizo Springs.
TexasFile provides free search access to Dimmit County official public records.
Free registration on TexasFile gives you index search access to documents from 2008 to 2026. Image purchases are available by the page.
Legal Help in Dimmit County
Legal resources for civil matters in Dimmit County include TexasLawHelp.org for free guides and self-help forms. The State Bar of Texas lawyer referral service at (800) 252-9690 connects you with licensed attorneys. Texas RioGrande Legal Aid serves South Texas and may offer free civil legal help to qualifying residents in Dimmit County. The county also has a Tax Assessor-Collector at (830) 876-4246 Ext. 3 for property tax and related civil matters. Texas civil statutes are at statutes.capitol.texas.gov.
Cities in Dimmit County
Carrizo Springs is the county seat of Dimmit County. The county has no cities that meet the qualifying population threshold for individual city pages. All civil court filings go through the clerk offices in Carrizo Springs.
Nearby Counties
Dimmit County is in Southwest Texas and borders several counties, each with its own civil court records system.