Business Leads

Daily Court Review can provide over 500,000 business leads a year at a very competitive price ($0.27 per lead). For more information on business leads subscriptions, please call or email Kent Njaa at 713-293-1339.

Leads Available

New Business Leads

Sales Tax Permit

A permit applied for by a business in order to sell a taxable product or service.

DBA

An instrument filed by an individual or corporation establishing the fact that they are planning to do business in the county under the assumed named declared on the document. It is good for 10 years from the date of filing. Commonly referred to as a DBA.

Food and Beverages

Retail establishments in Harris County that want to sell alcoholic beverages must file an application with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and with the Harris County Clerk. The establishments must also publish a legal notice describing the permit. The beverage permits listed here are from filings with the Harris County Clerk's Office. To review the required legal notice publication, turn to the TABC permits in today's Public Notices section.

Telephone Numbers

The phone numbers Daily Court Review provides for Sales Tax Permit filings and Assumed Name filings (DBAs) are received from a third party vendor. Daily Court Review does not guarantee the accuracy of any phone number provided. No refunds will be given for inaccurate phone numbers. The phone numbers provided are current with the national, state, and Direct Marketing Association (DMA) "Do Not Call" registry. However, the Daily Court Review shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused by reliance on phone numbers obtained through the Compilation, and shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive or consequential damages arising out of the use of the phone numbers. For information on the national "Do Not Call" registry, visit www.ftc.gov/donotcall.


Marriages

Marriage License

When a man and woman are to be united in wedlock, state law requires they obtain a marriage license from the county clerk.

New Homeowner Listings

Cash Sales and Transactions

Cash sales and transactions are published by default as $10 and do not reflect the actual property value purchased by the grantee. There are three reasons for the $10 default listings: (1) The property was purchased in cash; (2) the deed was transferred to another person, and (3) The grantee was not obligated by law to disclose the amount of the deed of trust.

Mortgage Transactions

Every residential real estate transction in Harris County. Listings contain the subdivision, legal description of the property, street address, buyer's and seller's names, mortgage amount, mortgage lender and date of closing. Phone numbers included in e-mail subscription.


Construction Report

Building Permit

City of Houston, Harris County and Missouri City permit listings for commercial and residential new construction, remodeling or swimming pool installation.

Builder's Contract

An agreement between two or more parties to perform construction work at the site location for the amount shown.

Judgments & Liens

Abstracts of Judgment

A copy of summary of a judgment that, when filed with the appropriate public office, creates a lien on the judgment debtor's non-exempt property.

Materialman's and Mechanic's Liens

A statutory lien that secures payment for labor or materials supplied in improving, repairing or maintaining real or personal property. The lien remains in effect until these people have been paid in full and may, in the event of a liquidation before they have been paid, give them priority over other creditors.

Uniform Commercial Code

A uniform law that governs commercial transactions, including the sale of goods, secured transactions and negotiable instruments. It covers bank deposits, bankruptcy, commercial letter of credit, commercial papers, warranties and other commercial activities.

Federal Tax Liens

A Federal Tax Lien is filed by the Internal Revenue Service to create a lien against any property the taxpayer might or does own in the county in which the lien is filed. The lien is created because the taxpayer did not pay any or all of his federal income tax.

State Tax Liens

Filed by the State of Texas to create a lien against any real estate that the person who the lien is filed against does or might own in the county in which the lien is filed. The lien exists because there was a failure of the tax payer to pay all of his state, city or metropolitan transit authority sales taxes, or because he failed to pay in full his workman’s compensation tax.

Bankruptcy Reports

Bankruptcy Listings

Court filings of individuals or businesses that are filing for bankruptcy:
  • Chapter 7 is the liquidation chapter of the bankruptcy code. This chapter may be used by both businesses and individuals.
  • Chapter 11 is usually filed by a business seeking temporary protection from creditor's claims during reorganization.
  • Chapter 13 is filed by employed individuals and by very small businesses who then pay their debts according to a plan supervised by by a court-appointed trustee.

County & Probates

County Civil Court Filings

Every civil action filed in the jurisdiction of these courts

Probate Court Cases

The disposition of one's estate after they have died leaving a will. A certified copy of the will and filings affecting the will,i.e. the inventory of the estate, are filed in the Probate Court records by the attorney or by the beneficiaries of the estate.


Verdicts

Verdicts

Civil action cases rendered by the Harris County District Courts.


Suits Filed in District Courts

District Court Case Filings (JIMS)

All civil cases filed with the Harris County District Court. Civil action cases rendered by the Harris County District Courts.