- County Clerk
- Frio County Clerk
- Address
- 500 E San Antonio St, Box 6, Pearsall, TX 78061
- Phone
- 830-505-2987
- Hours
- Mon–Thu 8:00–5:00, Fri 8:00–4:30 (closed 12:00–1:00 for lunch)
- In-county title plant
- Yes
Verified Jun 8, 2026
Frio County records
Every place Frio County, Texas deed, lease, and mineral record can be located — the clerk office, the online portals, the local title plant, the appraisal district, and the Railroad Commission — with the years each source covers.
- Jun 8, 2026
- Last verified
- 12
- Drilling permits · last 90 days
- 9
- Record sources verified
01 · The county clerk
Clerk office and title company
Office
Official pagewww.co.frio.tx.us/page/frio.County.Clerk
Phone830-505-2987
HoursMon–Thu 8:00–5:00, Fri 8:00–4:30 (closed 12:00–1:00 for lunch)
02 · Where the records live
Record sources and coverage
Each source shows what it carries, whether it gives images or just an index, and the years it covers. A field we couldn't verify shows “—” rather than a guess.
- Frio County Clerk — recording desk (in person)In PersonIn PersonIndex1871–presentImages1871–present
Frio created 1858, organized 1871; records run from organization (deep online index from 1871 via the aggregators below). No clerk online search portal. Office Mon–Thu 8–5, Fri 8–4:30 (closed 12–1).
500 E San Antonio St, Box 6, Pearsall · 830-505-2987 · recording $25.00 first page, $4.00 each addl
- TexasFileAggregatorFree IndexIndex2002–presentImages2018–present
Full index from 07/2002; linked document images from 2018.
- CountyRecords.comAggregatorFree · RegisterIndex1871–presentImages—
halFILE plant — Official Records 1871→present (~252,000 documents; searchable by survey/abstract & acreage). Free sign-up.
- CourthouseDirect.comAggregatorSubscriptionIndex2005–presentImages1876–present
Online grantor/grantee index & document images from 2005; Historic File Viewer scanned collections — historical property records 1876–2020.
- Frio County Abstract Company, Inc.Title PlantIn PersonIndex—Images—
In-county Pearsall title/abstract plant; abstracters on staff. Start = sovereignty/patent, not a published index date.
125 S Oak St, Pearsall · 830-334-3691
- Frio County Appraisal District — mineral accountsAppraisal District (CAD)Official · Free
Statewide system — indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Minerals valued by Pritchard & Abbott; account-keyed.
815 S Oak St, Pearsall · 830-334-4163
- Railroad Commission of Texas — well/lease records (Dist. 01)RRCOfficial · FreeIndex1964–presentImages1964–present
Frio is in RRC District 01 (San Antonio area).
records@rrc.texas.gov
- Texas GLO Land Grant Database (root-of-title patents)State Land OfficeOfficial · Free
Statewide system — indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Sovereignty/root-of-title; Republic of Texas headrights, Castro Colony empresario grants + Republic/State patents, indexed by grant not recording date.
- NETR Online (research anchor)DirectoryFree
Statewide system — indexed by lease / township-range / account, not recording date.
Pointer/directory, not a record host.
03 · How to pull the records
Pulling the records
- 01
Start with the county clerk — the online portal or the recording desk. Deeds, leases, and assignments are filed there by recording date.
- 02
For mineral ownership, the county appraisal district carries mineral accounts; the Railroad Commission carries well and lease records.
- 03
Older chains and runsheets live at the local title or abstract plant. Online aggregators mirror the index for convenience; coverage dates vary, so check each source's span.
- 04
If any acreage traces to Permanent School Fund or Relinquishment Act land — or to University Lands (PUF) — the state holds that mineral lease record, not the county.
Keep the deal documents organized
Scout doesn't run title — that stays with you and your title shop. Once you've pulled the records, Scout keeps the resulting documents (leases, deeds, curative, W-9s) organized against each deal.
05 · Sources & accuracy