This Is Not a Government Office or Records Custodian. We run a private reference service. We cannot retrieve or certify records, confirm a person's residence, or alter a roll or database. Send those requests to the agency that keeps the record. For an emergency, call 911. If someone is stalking or harassing you, contact local police.
Finding a Specific Record
These are the most direct routes for common DeSoto records questions:
- Who owns or is linked to a street address: use the DeSoto street directory
- Older directories and former households: use the DeSoto city directory collection routes
- Checking one named person: follow the DeSoto resident lookup sequence
- The offices behind the records: see DeSoto resident records offices
- Material not indexed online: make a focused request under the Texas Public Information Act to the named custodian
DeSoto City Secretary
City records, document imaging, archives, elections, and Texas Public Information Act coordination.
972-230-9664
Dallas County Clerk Recording Division
500 Elm Street, 2nd Floor, Dallas, TX 75202. Weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
214-653-7099
DeSoto Police Records
Use the city's JustFOIA route for incident and offense reports; the office asks requesters not to email records requests.
469-658-3045