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.
Highland Park is a town in Dallas County, Texas, with about 8,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the town and the county. The town 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 Highland Park 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 town office pages for Highland Park, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Town or county, Town Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Town or county record: where Highland Park records are kept
- Kept by the Town of Highland Park: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the town's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Dallas County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not town records; they are in the Dallas County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Highland Park Town Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the town's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The town's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: hptx.org/340/Contact (page title: Contact... | Highland Park, TX)
- Phone: 214-521-4161
- Hours: Mon. - Fri. - 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Highland Park
Texas public records law applies to the town government of Highland Park. The town 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: hptx.org/334/Public-Information-Requests (page title: Public Information Requests | Highland Park, TX)
- Phone: 214-559-9342
- Hours: Mon. - Fri. - 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
- 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 Dallas County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Dallas County. The Dallas County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Highland Park Arrest Records
The Highland Park arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Highland Park's arrests to the FBI and the 148 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Highland Park is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Highland Park Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Highland Park, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Highland Park warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Highland Park inmate search (the custody page of the Dallas County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Highland Park criminal records (the court file, the Texas criminal history and the local arrest records), Highland Park court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Highland Park traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Highland Park DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Highland Park divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Highland Park property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Highland Park website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Highland Park offices listed above, and the town's own website is hptx.org; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Highland Park?
Highland Park cases are heard by the courts that serve Dallas County, and people arrested in Highland Park are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Dallas County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Highland Park?
Through the town's records request page at hptx.org/334/Public-Information-Requests, phone 214-559-9342. 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.