The Dallas County Records Building is closed Friday, August 28th, due to a water main break. We encourage you to visit our website for the latest information and Monday’s operations.
Dallas County is under a Burn Ban starting July 27, 2026, in effect for 90 days.
DALLAS COUNTY ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE.

THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 22.02 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $29.08.

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Records Building - 500 Elm Street, Suite 7000, Dallas, TX 75202
Phone: (214) 653-7949 • Fax: (214) 653-6586
E-mail: dcjudge@dallascounty.org

NameE-mailPhone NumberPrimary Staffing Area
Lauren Trimble, Chief of StaffLauren.Trimble@dallascounty.org(214) 653-6591
  • Homeland Security & Emergency Management (FEMA, TDEM)
  • Transportation (RTC, TxDOT, DART, NTTA)
  • North Central Texas Council of Governments
  • Workforce Solutions of Greater Dallas
  • Ryan White Planning Council
  • Elections
Shay Cathey, Senior Policy AdvisorShay.Cathey@dallascounty.org(214) 653-6587
  • Criminal Justice|Courts
  • Education|G.R.A.D. Court (Truancy Enforcement)
  • Social Justice|Poverty|Inequity
  • Faith|Clergy
  • Housing Solutions
  • Child Poverty Action Lab
  • Public Employee Benefits Cooperative
Eugenia Castañeda, Policy AdvisorEugenia.Castaneda@dallascounty.org(214) 653-4444
  • Immigration
  • Refugee Affairs
  • Child Care & Early Childhood Education
  • Temporary Justice of the Peace
  • Historical Commission
Guadalupe Torres, Program CoordinatorGuadalupe.Torres@dallascounty.org(214) 653-4443
  • Scheduling Requests
  • Resolutions & Proclamations
  • Information Technology
  • Legal - District Attorney Civil Division
  • Food Insecurity
  • Interns
Idalia Amaya, Health Policy Advisor Idalia.Amaya@dallascounty.org (214) 653-7942
  • Public Health
  • Mental Health (Metrocare and NTBHA)
  • Health and Human Services
  • Healthcare
  • Forensic Sciences
  • Budget 

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Media RequestsLauren.Trimble@dallascounty.org(214) 653-6591When submitting media requests, please include deadline. 
Public Information/Open Records RequestSubmit Request Here Dallas County has transitioned to GovQA, a web-based public records management platform for handling public information requests. Requests to county departments can now be submitted and tracked via the GovQA Public Records Center