Marriage Licenses and Records Run Through the Cameron County Clerk

Getting married in Cameron County starts at the County Clerk. The clerk's office issues the marriage license, and it also handles informal (common-law) marriage declarations and the certified copies people need later for a name change, a benefits claim, or proving the marriage to another agency.

If the application was completed in Cameron County, the clerk can pull a certified copy of the marriage license or informal-marriage certificate from records that stretch back to 1848. There's an online vital-records portal for ordering copies of county birth, death, and marriage records without a trip downtown.

Before you plan around a license or a copy, check the County Clerk's current marriage page. Office locations, appointment steps, fees, and copy procedures change, and a few offices share the work across Brownsville, Harlingen, and San Benito.