Hood County Clerk's Office

Sally Oubre is the County Clerk.  The office of county clerk has been in existence in Texas since 1836, superseding the escribano (secretary) of Spanish -Mexican rule.

Article V, Section 20 of the Texas Constitution provides:

Sec. 20. There shall be elected for each county, by the qualified voters, a County Clerk, who shall hold his office for four years, who shall be clerk of the County and Commissioners Courts and recorder of the county, whose duties, prerequisites and fees of office shall be prescribed by the Legislature, and a vacancy in whose office shall be filled by the Commissioners Court, until the next general election; provided, that in counties having a population of less than 8,000 persons there may be an election of a single Clerk, who shall perform the Duties of District and County Clerks.

          I, have been the County Clerk since January 01, 1999. It is the responsibility of the clerk to maintain real property records including Deeds, Deeds of Trusts, Liens, and Abstracts; Vital Statistics Records such as Birth, Death and Marriage Licenses; Assumed Names and Military Discharge papers or DD2-14. It is also my responsibility to serve as the Clerk of Court  in County Court, Probate Court, Commissioner's Court, Juvenile Court and the County Court at Law. It is my responsibility to file court documents, administer oaths and assist each Judge with their respective dockets.

Functions of the County Clerk Office (Click the appropriate section to view the selection):

Employees:
Sally Oubre, County Clerk
Mary Burnett, Chief Deputy
Marlina Stuckey, Chief Deputy
Dean Armstrong. Deputy Clerk in Criminal
Paula Uhles, Deputy Clerk in Criminal
Amber Wiginton, Deputy Clerk in Civil
Roze Pierson, Deputy Clerk in Probate
Jeannie Ingram, Deputy Clerk in Deed Records
Kristi Jackson, Deputy Clerk in Deed Records
Karen VanNatta, Deputy Clerk in Deed Records
Virginia Chavero, Deputy Clerk Deeds Records
Dana Ballez, Vital Statistics Clerk

Telephone:
Main Line, 817-579-3222
Sally Oubre, 817-579-3222, ext. 6010
Mary Burnett, 817-579-3222, ext. 5621
Marlina Stuckey, 817-579-3222, ext. 6006

Fax:
Annex II Offices, 817-408-3441
Justice Center offices, 817-408-3459

Email:
Sally Oubre, soubre@co.hood.tx.us.

Locations:
For Deed Records, Vital Statistics:
Hood County Annex II
201 West Bridge Street
Granbury, TX 76048

For Criminal, Civil and Juvenile, and Probate:
Hood County Justice Center
1200 West Pearl Street
Granbury, TX 76048

Hours of operation::
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday
Research Library closes daily at 4:30 PM
Document filing deadline is 4:30 PM daily