State directory · Texas
13 Texas counties are verified with a free alert so far — each checked against the recorder or clerk's own published source. The directory grows county by county; unverified counties are listed honestly, never guessed.
the County Clerk in each county
14 verified
None — programs are county by county
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Texas is the patchiest big state in America: an Austin elder-law firm estimates only about 40 of 254 counties offer any alert, and Travis County (Austin) verifiably has none. But the big metros are moving — Harris County launched its in-house Property Alert System in October 2026, Dallas County's clerk now runs Neumo Property Alerts (its earlier system was Kofile's), and Tarrant County's clerk offers alerts. Every Texas entry below is verified; every absence is honest. If your county has no alert, the deed self-check routine is not optional — it is the whole defense.
Every row below was verified against an official county, court, or state source in October 2026. If a signup page has moved, tell us at help@doogex.com — corrections are folded into our quarterly re-check.
| County / district | Status | Service | Run by | How you are notified | Signup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexar | Free alert | Vanguard Property Alert Promoted repeatedly in the County Clerk's official newsletters as Vanguard Property Alert; sign-up is through the county PublicSearch site. Deed Records contact listed in the newsletter. | Bexar County Clerk | email (via PublicSearch account) | Official page ↗ |
| Collin | Free alert | Property Alert Free service from Clerk Stacey Kemp in partnership with GovOS (Kofile). GovOS help article gives the PublicSearch property-alert address and support line. | Collin County Clerk | email, text or phone | Official page ↗ |
| Dallas | Free alert | Neumo Property Alerts Current county page says the Clerk partnered with Neumo Property Alerts; the service is free. Earlier county documents described a Kofile Property Fraud Alert upgrade (and a Fidlar system before that) - the live enrollment is now Neumo/PublicSearch, not Kofile. | Dallas County Clerk | Official page ↗ | |
| Denton | Free alert | Real Property Alert County Clerk page calls it real property fraud alert software at no cost and links directly to the PublicSearch property-alert registration. | Denton County Clerk | email (via PublicSearch account) | Official page ↗ |
| El Paso | Free alert | Property Fraud Alert County Clerk page announces the Property Fraud Alert software, links to PropertyFraudAlert.com, and says registration is free. This is El Paso County, Texas - not the separate Colorado county of the same name. | El Paso County Clerk (TX) | voice call, text or email | Official page ↗ |
| Fort Bend | Free alert | Property Fraud Alert Free service on the official County Clerk page; enrollment also by the Property Fraud Alert hotline listed on county flyers. | Fort Bend County Clerk | email, text or phone (subscriber's choice) | Official page ↗ |
| Harris | Free alert | Property Alert System (PAS) Free in-house system introduced by the Clerk. Email sent within 1-2 business days after filing, with a link to an unofficial watermarked copy. Matches names, not addresses, so same-name alerts are possible. | Harris County Clerk's Office | Official page ↗ | |
| Hidalgo | Free alert | Fraud Alert Launched by Clerk Arturo Guajardo Jr. in partnership with Kofile Technologies. Enroll through the County Clerk's website, under Official Records → Fraud Alert. | Hidalgo County Clerk | — | |
| Live Oak | Free alert | Neumo Property Alert Launched with the county's new PublicSearch site on July 13, 2026. County press release (hosted on co.live-oak.tx.us) names Neumo Property Alert; email includes document type, reference number, recording date/time and a link to the document. | Live Oak County Clerk | Official page ↗ | |
| Lubbock | Free alert | Fraud Notify New free service announced by Clerk Kelly Pinion in Oct 2026. Covers deeds, deeds of trust, liens and notices; court filings excluded. Alert recipients must review the document in person or purchase a copy. | Lubbock County Clerk | Official page ↗ | |
| Montgomery | Free alert | GovOS Property Alert Free service from the Clerk in collaboration with vendor GovOS. Database is scanned daily; after indexing, a match on registered keywords triggers an email with document number, type and recording date/time. | Montgomery County Clerk | Official page ↗ | |
| Tarrant | Free alert | Property Fraud Alert (PFA) Free online service linked from the County Clerk page to PropertyFraudAlert.com. Alerts only on an exact name match. | Tarrant County Clerk | email or telephone call | Official page ↗ |
| Travis | No free alert | No free county alert service found. A local elder-law practice notes that while neighboring Williamson and Hays county clerks offer sign-up alerts, Travis County homeowners must check deed records online themselves or use a commercial service. Here, the deed self-check routine is the working protection. | Travis County Clerk | — | — |
| Williamson | Free alert | Property Fraud Alert County page describes a free electronic notification service at no charge; county contracts identify Fidlar Technologies as the Property Fraud Alert provider. | Williamson County Clerk | email or telephone | Official page ↗ |
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The County Clerk in each county. That office — not a title company and not any website — is the only authority on its own records and its own alert program.
Yes. Every service in the table above is a government program offered at no charge by the recording office or its chosen platform. If a page ever asks you to pay to enroll in a county alert, you are on the wrong page — come back to the official link here.
No. DeedWatch is a directory and a guide. You enroll with the Texas office or its platform directly, and that program — not us — sends the alerts. We never see your recordings.
Use the deed self-check routine: pull your own record on a set schedule, keep your tax mailing address current, and know the first steps if a filing ever surprises you. The Setup Kit writes the whole routine out, county by county.
The Setup Kit covers what a directory listing can't: enrolling every version of your name, every property in every county, the deed self-check, and the first-72-hours playbook. One $39 payment — the Texas alert itself stays free.