Looking for Records?

Nueces County has a wealth of documents and records available to the public. Members of the public seeking access to County records should contact the individual department that maintains the information.
View a list of Nueces County services and departments.

Not sure where to go?

If you're not sure which department holds the records you need, give us a call! Our customer service staff will help you to the correct department.

Elizabeth Salinas
Records Services Manager
Nueces County Records Center

611 Palm Dr.
Corpus Christi, TX 78408
Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:30pm

Our Mission

Provide Nueces County with the highest quality records center by maintaining a cost effective program, establishing uniform objectives, safeguarding document integrity, and orderly safekeeping of all essential departmental records and to ensure the preservation and accessibility of those records. Our goal is to provide professional, dependable, efficient and cost effective services and committing to deliver exceptional customer service to all employees and citizens of the county.

Our History

In 1989, the Texas Legislature passed the Local Government Records Act, recognizing that the citizens of the state have a right to expect, and the state has an obligation to foster, efficient and cost-effective government and recognizing the central importance of local government records in the lives of all citizens. Records Management means the application of management techniques to the creation, use, maintenance, retention, preservation, safekeeping and disposal of records for the purpose of reducing paper storage costs while improving the efficiency and providing effective record keeping The Record Center began operation in February of 1997 and has grown with the consolidation of the county's records. The goal of the Record Center is to organize the county's records into a comprehensive document management, filing and retrieval system. Since the origination of the Records Center a tremendous amount of progress towards providing the public access to these and other records has been made.

Department Profile

Records Management is located in the Nueces County Records Services Center 611 Palm Dr. in Corpus Christi. The Records Services Center is designed and equipped specifically for the storage of inactive county records from various county departments. Records Management provides records storage for inactive short-term retention paper records for the required retention period, and preservation management by document imaging of long term and permanent records, which facilitates efficient retrieval of vital records electronically. At the end of the records’ life cycle, the records center provides for the safe and secure destruction of records. The Records Management Team provides next day pick-up, storage, and delivery of inactive records for any department that chooses to utilize its service.

Key Benefits of a Records Management Program

  • Comply with State and Local Laws and Regulations
  • Increased Productivity
  • Establish Records Keeping Program
  • Maintain Economy and Efficiency
  • Preservation of Permanent Documents
  • Quality Customer Service
  • Quick & Accurate Records Retrieval
  • Reduction of Paper and Office Space
  • Safe & Secure Records Storage and Destruction
  • Sound Records Policies and Procedures
  • Records Management Training
  • Uniformity in Records Maintenance

Who Are the Record Custodians?

County Clerk

District Attorney

  • Administrative Open Records Request

District Clerk

  • Civil/Family District Courts
  • Civil/Probate Courts
  • Criminal/Felony District Courts
  • Criminal Misdemeanor Courts
  • Condemnation

Human Resources

  • Employee Records

Justices of the Peace

  • Evictions
  • Small Claims Courts
  • Traffic Offences
  • Truancy

Sheriff's Office

  • Jail/Inmate Information
  • Sheriff Reports

Tax Assessor/Collector

  • Department of Motor Vehicles
  • Property Tax Records