A Deed of Trust should be filed with the County Clerk in the county where the property is located. To obtain copies of documents filed in the Real Property department, visit the Search Records page.How do I record a deed? In Texas, you record your deed with the County Clerk in the county where the property exists. Registering on TexasFile allows you to search deed records immediately for free. Expand your search options with our paid features. An instrument concerning real or personal property may be recorded if it has been acknowledged, sworn to with a proper jurat, or proved according to law. The section below on Deeds, Surveys, Blueprints explains how to find these types of local records. The City of Houston has rolled out a new open records portal! Complete, ready-to-be-signed legal documents emailed in about an hour.