Zoning and permits usually belong to the city, not the county, and a postal address does not tell you which. Each jurisdiction is listed on its own below; confirm the governing authority before you trust a district.
Key numbers
What this directory counts in Austin
Every line below is computed from sources.json when the page is built, so it cannot drift from the entries underneath it. Each one is written to stand alone if you quote it.
- 15 official public property-records sources are listed and dated across 2 counties and 4 jurisdictions in Austin. Glove records source directory, Sterling Digital Partners, checked 20 Sep 2026.
- Those 15 sources are 3 tax, 3 permits, 3 recorded documents, 2 parcel & appraiser, 2 zoning and 2 flood. Glove records source directory, Sterling Digital Partners, checked 20 Sep 2026.
- Tax, permits and recorded documents still need a human in Austin: not one of the 9 sources listed for them is returned by an automated lookup. Glove records source directory, Sterling Digital Partners, checked 20 Sep 2026.
- 1 of the 15 sources blocked the last check outright — CAPTCHA, a web application firewall or an authority block — and is published as blocked rather than quietly omitted. Glove records source directory, Sterling Digital Partners, checked 20 Sep 2026.
- 13 of the 15 entries carry a recorded gotcha — a renamed agency, a moved path, a login wall or a jurisdiction trap found while checking. Glove records source directory, Sterling Digital Partners, checked 20 Sep 2026.
- 6 of the 15 sources are returned by Glove, 1 partly, and 8 remain a manual click. Glove records source directory, Sterling Digital Partners, checked 20 Sep 2026.
- Every entry carries its own check date; the most recent human check covering Austin was 20 Sep 2026. Glove records source directory, Sterling Digital Partners, checked 20 Sep 2026.
How to read a card
What a check level means
Every card says what the last check actually did. The wording is deliberate and it is never rounded up.
- lookup completed — a named record was actually retrieved and read
- locate only — a map point was found; no attributes read
- form reached — a search form was visible; nothing retrieved
- page opened — the entry page loaded
- blocked — CAPTCHA, WAF or authority block; stated plainly
Dates are UTC and belong to the recorded check, not to this page's assembly. A date here means a person opened the page on that day. Our link checker runs weekly, but it only ever proposes a re-check — it cannot move a date.
The directory
Every source we have checked in Austin
Travis County, Williamson County, TX
Austin
Travis County 4 sources
Parcel & appraiser
Where do I look up who owns a property in Travis County?
This directory lists 1 checked source for parcel and ownership records in Travis County: Travis Central Appraisal District.
Who owns it, what is the property ID, and what is the appraised and taxable value?
Travis Central Appraisal District
Checked: page opened
Open the Property Search page and follow it into the district's search application, then search by owner, address or property ID.
You need Property ID / geographic ID
Checked · UTC
Glove returns this Returned by the austin packet map.
Tax
Where do I check property taxes in Travis County?
This directory lists 1 checked source for property tax records in Travis County: Travis County Tax Office. Glove does not return it, so this stays a manual lookup.
What is billed across all taxing units, what is paid, and what is delinquent?
Travis County Tax Office
Checked: page opened
Open the Properties section and use its property tax account search.
You need Property ID / tax account number
Checked · UTC
Your click No promoted map returns tax in any market. This is a click you make yourself.
Recorded documents
Where do I find Travis County deed records?
This directory lists 2 checked sources for recorded documents — deeds, mortgages, liens and plats in Travis County, all of them at Travis County Clerk — Recording Division. Glove returns none of them, so this stays a manual lookup.
What deeds, liens, easements and plats are recorded against this property?
Travis County Clerk — Recording Division
Checked: page opened
Open Search & Copies of Records and follow the official public records search it links to.
You need Name, instrument number, or volume/page
Checked · UTC
Your click No promoted map returns recorded_documents in any market. This is a click you make yourself.
What does the Clerk record for real property, and what are the filing requirements?
Travis County Clerk — Recording Division
Checked: page opened
Open the Real Property page for record types, fees and forms.
You need Instrument number
Checked · UTC
Your click No promoted map returns recorded_documents in any market. This is a click you make yourself.
Not yet harvested for Travis County: zoning, future land use, flood, permits. Know a source? Send it.
Williamson County 4 sources
Parcel & appraiser
Where do I look up who owns a property in Williamson County, TX?
This directory lists 1 checked source for parcel and ownership records in Williamson County, TX: Williamson Central Appraisal District.
Who owns it, what is the property ID, and what is the appraised value?
Williamson Central Appraisal District
Checked: page opened
Open the WCAD PublicAccess search and search by owner, address or property ID; Advanced Search adds more criteria.
You need Property ID (quick ref ID)
Checked · UTC
Glove returns this Returned by the austin packet map.
Tax
Where do I check property taxes in Williamson County, TX?
This directory lists 2 checked sources for property tax records in Williamson County, TX: Williamson County and Williamson County Tax Assessor-Collector. One of them blocked the last check outright. Glove returns none of them, so this stays a manual lookup.
What does the county publish about property tax rates, bills and payment?
Williamson County
Checked: blocked
Not reached — the request was answered with a Cloudflare challenge page.
You need Property ID
Checked · UTC
Your click No promoted map returns tax in any market. This is a click you make yourself.
What is billed and paid on this property across its taxing units?
Williamson County Tax Assessor-Collector
Checked: page opened
Open the Property Search and search by owner, address or property ID.
You need Property ID / tax account number
Checked · UTC
Your click No promoted map returns tax in any market. This is a click you make yourself.
Recorded documents
Where do I find Williamson County, TX deed records?
This directory lists 1 checked source for recorded documents — deeds, mortgages, liens and plats in Williamson County, TX: Williamson County Clerk. Glove does not return it, so this stays a manual lookup.
What deeds, liens and plats are recorded in the county's official public records?
Williamson County Clerk
Checked: page opened
Accept the disclaimer the portal opens on, then search by name, document number or recording date.
You need Name, document number, or volume/page
Checked · UTC
Your click No promoted map returns recorded_documents in any market. This is a click you make yourself.
Not yet harvested for Williamson County: zoning, future land use, flood, permits. Know a source? Send it.
City of Austin 6 sources
Zoning
Where do I check the zoning of a property in Austin?
This directory lists 2 checked sources for zoning in Austin: Austin Development Services Department and City of Austin — Property Profile (GIS).
How do I get the city's zoning in writing, as a determination rather than a map reading?
Austin Development Services Department
Checked: page opened
Open the Zoning Verification page and follow the application process for a Zoning Verification Letter.
You need Address or legal description
Checked · UTC
Glove returns this A promoted map covers zoning for City of Austin.
What is the zoning, land use, jurisdiction and regulatory overlay at this address?
City of Austin — Property Profile (GIS)
Checked: page opened
Open Property Profile, search the address, and read the zoning (ZType), jurisdiction and overlay panels for the selected parcel.
You need Address or TCAD property ID
Checked · UTC
Glove returns this A promoted map covers zoning for City of Austin.
Flood
How do I find the flood zone for a property in Austin?
This directory lists 1 checked source for flood zone lookups in Austin: City of Austin Watershed Protection — FloodPro.
Is this property in the 100-year or 500-year floodplain as the city maps it?
City of Austin Watershed Protection — FloodPro
Checked: page opened
Open FloodPro, search the address, and read the floodplain layers at the parcel.
You need Address
Checked · UTC
Glove returns this A promoted map covers flood for City of Austin.
Permits
Where do I find building permits in Austin?
This directory lists 3 checked sources for permits in Austin: Austin Development Services Department and Austin Development Services Department (Austin Build + Connect).
What plans, site plans and case documents were actually filed for a permit or case?
Austin Development Services Department
Checked: page opened
Open the eDIMS document search and search by case or permit number to retrieve the filed documents.
You need Permit or case number
Checked · UTC
Your click No promoted map returns permits in any market. This is a click you make yourself.
Which permit type does this work require, and which review path does it enter?
Austin Development Services Department
Checked: page opened
Open Types of Permits and pick the category matching the work.
You need Permit type
Checked · UTC
Glove partly covers this Glove has a site map for this host, but no packet field is composed from it.
What permits and cases are open or issued at this address?
Austin Development Services Department (Austin Build + Connect)
Checked: page opened
Open the Citizen Portal and use its permit/case search by address or permit number.
You need Address or permit/case number
Checked · UTC
Your click No promoted map returns permits in any market. This is a click you make yourself.
Not yet harvested for City of Austin: parcel & appraiser, future land use, tax, recorded documents. Know a source? Send it.
Region-wide 1 source
Flood
How do I find the flood zone for a property in the Austin region?
This directory lists 1 checked source for flood zone lookups in the Austin region: FEMA Flood Map Service Center.
What FEMA flood zone and FIRM panel cover this property?
FEMA Flood Map Service Center
Checked: page opened
Enter the address in the Looking for a Flood Map box and press Search; the site hands off to Search By Address and returns the effective FIRM panel and its FIRMette.
You need Address or FIRM panel number
Checked · UTC
Glove returns this Every packet county in this market has a promoted flood map.
Not yet harvested for Region-wide: parcel & appraiser, zoning, future land use, tax, permits, recorded documents. Know a source? Send it.
The honest part
What still needs a human
This is the most useful block on the page, so it is computed from the data rather than written by hand. Counted across Austin only.
| Record type | Sources listed | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|
| Parcel & appraiser | 2 | returned in every published market |
| Zoning | 2 | returned in every published market |
| Flood | 2 | returned in every published market |
| Tax | 3 | a manual click in this market |
| Permits | 3 | a manual click in this market |
| Recorded documents | 3 | a manual click in this market |
1 source blocked a check outright — CAPTCHA, WAF or an authority block. They are listed with level blocked rather than quietly omitted: Williamson County.
Recorded documents and permits are the two that never automate cleanly. Every county clerk and every permit portal is its own small piece of software, several of them sit behind a bot challenge, and a few still want a login. If someone tells you they have all of them, ask which clerk's search they used last week.
Optional product path
Doing this every week?
Glove returns parcel, value, zoning, land use and flood in Austin in one call, inside Claude Code, Cursor or Codex. Recorded documents and permits are still yours to click — this directory is where you click them.
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Supported clients are Claude Code, Cursor and Codex; connection setup is required. This directory stays free and complete whether or not you ever use it.
Use the data
The whole directory, as one file
Everything on these pages is generated from a single JSON file. It is published under CC BY 4.0: use it, build on it, ship it in your own tool. The only condition is attribution.
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Attribution
Klebl, C. (2026). Public property-records sources for ten US commercial real estate markets. Sterling Digital Partners. CC BY 4.0. https://glvtl.com/records-sources/- Entries
- 163
- Counties
- 22
- Markets published
- 10 of 10
- Last human check
Each entry carries its own checked date, so you can filter by freshness rather than trusting one number at the top.
Method
How an entry gets on this page
A person opens the URL in a browser, does the smallest real lookup the source allows, and records what happened in the wording of the level key above. Nothing is listed from a search result, a press release or another directory. If a source blocked the check, it says blocked. If only the search form was reached, it says form reached. The full method, worked end to end on two real addresses, is in the Sarasota and Manatee first-look guide.
Re-verification is quarterly, with an automated link check in between. The link checker can flag that a URL moved or started returning a challenge; it cannot change a date. Only a person can do that.
Use it & cite it
Link to this directory
Free to use and to share. If it saved you a lookup, a link back is what keeps it maintained.
Cite it
Klebl, C. (2026). Austin property records sources. Sterling Digital Partners. Retrieved from https://glvtl.com/records-sources/austin/
Link to it
<a href="https://glvtl.com/records-sources/austin/">Austin property records sources</a>, Chris Klebl, Sterling Digital Partners, 2026.
Upkeep
Corrections, and the promise attached to them
Portals move constantly and nobody tracks it publicly. If a link here is wrong, moved or now needs a login, tell us and we will check it and re-date the entry the same week. [email protected] — include the market, the agency and the URL. Please leave private client information out of it.
Every real move is logged in the change log, so the dates on this page can be checked rather than taken on trust. A date means a person opened the page that day. It is never stamped by a script.