eRecording in Fort Bend County, TX

Fort Bend County recording fees

County charges verified August 2026 against the Fort Bend County Clerk official public record fee schedule. Counties change fees without notice — we confirm the exact amount on your invoice before anything is submitted.

• • Texas recording fees are set by Local Government Code 118.011 and are largely uniform statewide, so the $25 first page and $4 per additional page apply across Texas counties.
• • The separate $1.00 document filing fee was repealed statewide effective January 1, 2024 — fee tables predating that change overstate the total.
• • Texas has no state documentary transfer tax on deeds.

Our flat $58 service fee is billed on top of the county charges, itemized on one invoice.

Documents we record in Fort Bend County

• Warranty deeds and special warranty deeds
• Deeds of trust and releases of lien
• Mechanic's and materialman's liens
• Affidavits of completion
• Assignments of note and lien
• Abstracts of judgment and releases
• Powers of attorney
• Affidavits of heirship

Formatting rules that cause rejections here

1. 1

   Include the grantee's mailing address on the first page — Texas charges a penalty fee if it is missing.

2. 2

   Leave a clear 3-inch margin at the top of the first page for the clerk's recording block.

3. 3

   Original signatures must be notarized with a complete Texas acknowledgment.

4. 4

   Use black ink on white paper, 8-point type or larger, so the document images legibly.

5. 5

   Name each indexed party clearly; extra indexed names beyond the statutory allowance add a per-name fee.

How to record a deed in Fort Bend County, TX

Recording a deed with the Fort Bend County Clerk – Official Public Records electronically takes six steps. You do not need an account, software, or a trip to the recorder's office.

1. 1

   Prepare and sign the deed

   Complete the deed with the full legal description, the grantor and grantee names, and the return-to address. Sign it in front of a notary — Fort Bend County will reject an unsigned or improperly acknowledged document.

2. 2

   Check the county formatting rules

   Confirm margins, page size, and the document title meet Fort Bend County Clerk – Official Public Records standards. Include the grantee's mailing address on the first page — Texas charges a penalty fee if it is missing.

3. 3

   Scan the signed deed to PDF

   Scan at 200–300 dpi in black and white. Keep every page in one PDF, in order, with nothing cropped off the edges.

4. 4

   Submit the PDF to iRecord365

   Upload the file through the online submission form. We review it against Fort Bend County requirements before it reaches the recorder, so formatting problems are caught first.

5. 5

   Approve the itemized invoice

   You receive one invoice showing the Fort Bend County recording fees plus our flat service fee. Nothing is submitted until you approve it.

6. 6

   Receive the recorded deed

   Fort Bend accepts eRecordings through the business day; conforming documents are generally returned recorded the same business day. The stamped, recorded deed with the official recording data is emailed back to you.

Fort Bend County eRecording questions