About the Webb County Clerk's Office
Margie R. Ibarra is the current Webb County Clerk. The office sits in the Dean Senator Judith Zaffirini Justice Center at 1110 Victoria Street, Suite 201, in downtown Laredo. The clerk's stated mission focuses on customer service, accurate and secure records, support for the judicial system, integrity, and professionalism. Chief Deputy Mario A. Trevino supports the operation, with senior staff covering records management, accounting, and public and property records.
The County Clerk maintains a wide set of public records that sit outside the district courts. The office records property documents, issues marriage licenses, files probate cases, and supports the County Courts at Law on civil and family matters. Public-property records contact Herlinda Flores is the right person to ask for property record questions, and the records-management line handles older or scanned documents.
Webb County Clerk
Clerk: Margie R. Ibarra
1110 Victoria Street, Suite 201
Laredo, TX 78040
(956) 523-4266
Fax: (956) 523-5035
Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
The image below shows the official County Clerk page.
Visit the Webb County Clerk page for office contacts and services.
The page lists the address, hours, current clerk, chief deputy contacts, public records site, marriage requirements, forms, fee schedules, and court record search.
What the County Clerk Does in Webb County
The County Clerk's job goes well beyond marriage licenses. The office records and maintains a long list of public documents, supports the County Courts at Law, and handles money and reporting for many of the records it touches.
- Issues marriage licenses and handles marriage record searches.
- Files and maintains probate cases and County Court at Law records.
- Records real property documents such as deeds, liens, and releases.
- Files marks and brands, foreclosure notices, and commissioners court records.
- Publishes open meeting notices and county-court agendas and minutes.
How to Request a Certified Copy
Certified copies from the County Clerk are commonly needed for marriages, real property, and probate. A bank, lender, employer, or immigration office usually wants a certified copy, not a printout. Have the record's basic details ready before you start, and bring a valid photo ID for filings and some searches.
- Identify the record: marriage, probate, deed, or other recorded document.
- Pick up or download the right County Clerk form, such as the marriage search request.
- Bring or mail the form with payment and a copy of valid photo ID.
- Pay the search and certification fees on the current schedule.
- Pick up the certified copy or wait for the mailed response.
Mail Webb County Clerk requests to 1110 Victoria Street, Suite 201, Laredo, TX 78040. Checks, money orders, and cashier's checks are accepted.
Marriage Search Request Form Fields
The Webb County marriage search request is the form used to ask for a copy or to search for a record. The fields below cover what each applicant provides on the request.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Applicant One full name | Yes | First, middle, last or maiden name as applicable. |
| Applicant Two full name | Yes | First, middle, last or maiden name as applicable. |
| Date of marriage | If known | Month, day, year to help locate the license. |
| Requestor name and address | Yes | For mailing the certified copy. |
| Phone number | Yes | For follow-up if needed. |
| Relationship to parties | Yes | Helps the clerk evaluate the request. |
| Signature | Yes | Applicant signs and agrees to search-fee conditions. |
| Voluntary $5 Texas Home Visiting contribution | Optional | Check yes or no. |
Note: The search fee is charged whether the record is found or not, and a valid photo ID copy must accompany the mailed request.
Webb County Clerk Fees
The County Clerk publishes a public records fee schedule and a court fee schedule. Common items appear below. Confirm any current amount before mailing payment, since fees change from time to time.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Real property recording, first page | $25 |
| Each additional page | $4 |
| Each additional name indexed in excess of five | $0.25 |
| Marriage license issuance | $81 |
| Marriage record search or first certified copy | $21 |
| Additional certified copy of same record | $8 |
| Probate transfer from another county | $360 |
Note: A document conveying property must include the grantee's address, or the recording fee may be doubled or set at $25, whichever is greater.
Records Management and Historical Records
Webb County contracted with Landata Technologies in February 2005 to scan historical county records from the early 1800s through 1991. That project is important for genealogy, property history, and older court-public-record research, since not every older record is searched the same way as a current online file. Records Management contact Leslie Speer at 956-523-5250 supports questions about the older holdings, and public-property records contact Herlinda Flores at 956-523-4254 handles many property questions. The image below shows the County Clerk records management page.
See the Webb County Clerk records management page for historical record details.
The scanned records ease deep historical searches, but old paper records may still need a deputy clerk to pull and review by hand. Older searches often take longer than current ones, so call ahead and plan extra time for any project that reaches back into the older holdings.
Common County Clerk Forms
The County Clerk site links forms used most often by the public. The list below covers the most-used forms in Webb County. Forms must be signed and submitted with required ID where the form calls for it.
- Marriage License Requirements in English and Spanish.
- Marriage Search Request for certified copies.
- Public Records Fee Schedule for recording and copy fees.
- Court Fee Schedule for probate and county court fees.
Property Record Redactions and ID
Property recording carries an ID requirement and a 2025 redaction notice. Photo identification is required when filing a document in property records. The County Clerk's 2025 notice cites House Bill 4350 from the 89th Texas Legislature, which lets eligible individuals, including peace officers, judges, and other protected persons, request written redactions of personal information from publicly available property records. That tool protects Social Security numbers, driver license numbers, and certain residential addresses on file.