Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Fort Worth is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, with about 1.0 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Fort Worth offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Fort Worth, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Fort Worth records are kept
- Kept by the City of Fort Worth: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Tarrant County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Tarrant County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Fort Worth City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: fortworthtexas.gov/departments (page title: Departments | Welcome to the City of Fort Worth)
- Phone: 817-392-1234
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Fort Worth
Texas public records law applies to the city government of Fort Worth. The city runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: fortworthtexas.gov/departments/communications/records (page title: Public Records | Welcome to the City of Fort Worth)
- Phone: 817-392-2222
- Address: 1000 Calvert St. Fort Worth, TX 76107
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in Tarrant County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Tarrant County. The Tarrant County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Fort Worth website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Fort Worth offices listed above, and the city's own website is fortworthtexas.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Fort Worth?
Fort Worth cases are heard by the courts that serve Tarrant County, and people arrested in Fort Worth are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Tarrant County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Fort Worth?
Through the city's records request page at fortworthtexas.gov, phone 817-392-2222. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the department that issued a permit or license for its records.