Getting a passport today was super easy! Bring everything they list on their website and you'll be…read morein and out in less than 30 minutes. Janelle (sorry if I spelled your name wrong) is the sweetest employee. We even met their director of customer service randomly in the elevator. He was very polite and shook our hand. Overall, we were very pleased with our experience. As a Harris County resident I'm happy to drive out here instead for the exemplary service and beautiful building.

I came in to inquire about up dating my passport. I had tried the night before but the system would…read morenot let me. The lady at the front desk was very helpful and I came home and tried again to file online and realized I had put my whole name where it said Last name. (It was night and my lighting wasn't good) Everything went through this time. Now I'll wait on it.

Got called for Jury Duty and this was my first time to this courthouse. It was super easy but the…read moredoors don't open till 7:30 for the jurors to be let inside. It's the usual scanning process as everywhere. Everyone was super nice and it went smoothly. They had people there showing us where to go (this was in the new courthouse) so it wasn't hard to find at all. The bathrooms were easily accessible and there was even a small cafe if you needed, I got called in the first jury pool for voir dire at the old courthouse and it had hard benches and just vending machines. You had to go through security there too of course. Lots of signs and people helping us find our places so that was helpful. I didn't get picked which I was a little sad about as the case sounded interesting. You get a prepaid card when you turn in your jury summons and they will let you know when your $20 is on there. They said 2 weeks to a month I think. All in all not a bad experience as long as I'm in the jury box and not facing one!

I took a day trip to La Grange to check out the bluebonnets (don't judge) and wanted to see what…read morethe city is all about. I checked out TripAdvisor to see what the top attractions in town are. Fayette County Courthouse was on the list. Located in downtown La Grange, the courthouse is surrounded by a nice square with lots of businesses, restaurants, and more close by. Like a lot of small towns, the county courthouse is one of the most picturesque parts of town. This one is no different. While the courthouse was closed and I couldn't go inside, it was still nice to check out from the outside from all angles and read a little bit about the history of the landmark.

The courthouse has a lot of history and it's a very good looking building. They have remodeled the…read moreinside, it's worth a stop if you are driving through La Grange. Stop in an visit with some of the folks working there, they can share some interesting facts about the county and the town. They always have nice Christmas decorations during the holidays.

I came here to register my car after moving here from another state. The First Lady I got was kind…read moreenough to mark up my paper with all the information I needed. I had to come back because I forgot my my registration. I came back about 30 minutes later and got someone else who was just as helpful. Both ladies were friendly and full of information. The line isn't that long and the wait time was short.

Galveston County was created in 1838 with Galveston selected as the county seat in 1839…read more This is the sixth building to serve as the county courthouse. Dedicated in 1966, this is clearly a "government" building from the look and feel, a "Moderne" style. It is a six-story concrete and glass structure. The first story has a wide brown colored band of concrete supported by concrete pillars. The upper stories include a concrete lattice over the recessed windows. The roof line is flat. The Galveston County Museum is inside and is free to visit but the hours did not align with my time in the area. Maybe on my next visit! [Review 886 of 2024 - 641 in Texas - 21915 overall]

Come here every year for my state inspection sticker. Efficient and friendly staff…read more This is the Tax Assessors office and county commissioners office for. Galveston county

I came in at opening, 8AM on the dot, and the line for the tax office already quite long (25+…read morepeople). Thankfully, that's not what I was here for and there was no line for the County Clerk's office for renewal of Assumed Names/business names/marriage licenses. I had some hiccups with their signature machine that added an extra ~15 minutes because they had to restart with another clerk/computer, but otherwise the process went smoothly. I was out by 8:30 and I'm sure I could've been in and out in 15 minutes. They do not take tap or Apple Pay so keep that in mind. Also, cards must be in your name or have someone there whose name matches the card.

Today was the start of the Labor Day Dwi task force initiative. There were lots of different…read moreagencies present for the kickoff, they served hamburgers and hotdogs with all the fixings. After roll initiatives and prayers for safe returns dinner was served. Later our men and women of color headed out for a long night of protecting and serving. Alan Rosen stopped by to give his words of encouragement for a prosperous night. This was my first opportunity to do a ride along and I was overcome with excitement to also serve our community. I rode with officer Brandi and it was a very eventful night. We had 7 traffic stops and 1 non life threatening crash with 1 arrest. Awesome night!!!!

Renewing your vehicle registration is normally very easy. Unless your plates are 7 years old and…read moreyou need new ones. Then you need to come to the courthouse to renew. Except if you've got custom tags. Yes, they'll give you your new registration sticker, but you won't be getting your new plates. Those have to be mailed to you. After waiting in a [cough] ungodly-long line for about 20 minutes, an employee was walking through the line to check everyone's paperwork. When I told her what I was there for, she informed me that after an over 2-hour wait, I'd get my registration sticker today, but not my required new plates. TIP: She told me to go home and renew my registration online (www.texas.gov). That way I'd get both my new plates and registration sticker AND I'd save myself a whole lot of time. Walked out, drove home and renewed online in about 5 minutes. I then had the rest of my afternoon to enjoy myself!

Went here for a gift title transfer (w/o an appointment). I was not aware that I had to have an…read moreappt for a title transfer that is "gifted". I had all my paper work and upon speaking to someone they informed me that I can go online to make an appointment which is cool. Yet, they don't tell you that it's all booked for like 2 months out at EVERY LOCATION (ridicules). I went back to the lady and said as much and she verbally says "oh, well you can be a walk-in on Mon., Tues., Thurs., & Friday between 8am to 12:30pm but it's best to arrive right at 8am". LIKE WHY NOT SAY THAT! instead these people who are turning people away and not informing them of their walk-in policy so that they can get their transfers done. WHO has 2 months to wait when the state requires a 30 day change????? Make that make sense! Title transfers are not an option to do online or by mail, it HAS to be done in person. SMH, if I would not have asked these people would not have told me about this; AND how YOU GONNA HAVE AN ATTITUDE BECAUSE I ASK A QUESTIONS??? it's your job to inform the people coming/going regarding all things related to this office. Some people just give shitty service (not all) but like how are we suppose to know the walk-in rule if you are not telling anyone?

Everything went smooth The only thing is the parking and…read moregetting there. My age it was hard.

I had jury duty at this location. It was very organized and went very quickly. The clerk in charge…read moreand the judge were very grateful and respectful. I was grateful all cases were settled and I got to leave within the hour.

I have been trying to communicate with the Judge Secretary since Wednesday with no response. I was…read moretold how to handle something now neither party is answering. At 1340 I called the Precinct again today to ask what was the price to file a Motion, they told me I would get a returned call because they did not have the answer. Now 1900 I have yet to get a call. Now I'm thinking just because the position they hold, they think they can do whatever. I warned them I would be posting everything public because Elgin is known for their ways of whiteness.

This is where we got married. Overall, our experience was good…read more Our wedding date was July 3rd (2009), so I called way in advance to make sure that would work out since it was a Friday before a major holiday and we wanted to get married in the early afternoon. This ended up working out fine for Judge Benton Eskew's schedule, so I went ahead and set things up with his secretary. I called back a couple of weeks before the wedding to confirm the date/time just to check, and I nearly passed out (really, at the time I had a heart condition that is now surgically corrected) when the secretary at first said she didn't have it down in her book. But then she checked the Judge's calendar, and our appointment was written down there. So everything was actually okay, it was just a bad scare (yep, that's why 4 stars and not 5). A few days before the wedding my now-husband and I went to get our marriage license. The employee we interacted with was very nice, she made friendly conversation with us while getting everything ready. We were given a funny little book about marriage, which was much more gender-equal than I expected. Our actual wedding went great. The Judge and the other employees were very friendly, and accommodating of the fact that we brought a small group with us. We were surprised that the Judge had a page of bible verses to read out before marrying us ... I realize that might bother others of course, and that's why I'm mentioning it, but it wasn't a big deal to us and probably made our families happy. He also spoke about the rings' symbolic function, etc. From what I'd previously heard about courthouse weddings, I had just been expecting something much more sterile/perfunctory/impersonal than what we got, so I was very happy. We have many great pictures from our ceremony (friends and family took them), when we were only expecting to have a few. When we later got our marriage certificate in the mail we received another happy surprise: it was actually nice to look at! We were planning on displaying it in our home anyway, but we expedited the process since the certificate was so pretty.