Fayette County Background Information
Fayette County is located within the major state of Texas. Fayette County was organized in the year of 1838. In the year of 2020, Fayette County had a total populace of 24,435.
Its county seat is La Grange.
It is named for the Marquis de Lafayette, a French nobleman who became an American Revolutionary War hero.
Arrest Records
Statistics for Fayette County in 2021 show there were 17 total violent crimes and 92 total property crimes. Records for arrests can be obtained at:
Fayette County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: Keith Korenek
1646 North Jefferson
La Grange, TX 78945
Phone: (979) 968-5856
Fax: (979) 968-5080
Email: keith.korenek@co.fayette.tx.us
Fayette County Criminal Records
The State Police are required to keep an up-to-date registry of sex-offenders in their jurisdiction across America. This consists of offenders who are working, living, incarcerated, or attending school in the vicinity. This list is also made accessible to the general public. Residents can make use of the tools online to look up any nearby offenders.
County Court Records
In Fayette County, the County Clerk is responsible for all civil, family, and criminal cases. The County Clerk keeps all records in relation to these cases in Fayette County. There are a number of ways to view these records, via:
Brenda Fietsam, County Clerk
246 W. Colorado Street
Phone: (979) 968-3251
Fax: (979) 968-8531
Email: county.clerk@co.fayette.tx.us
Note - Mail, email, or fax are the options for common data files, but anything official or certified must be dispatched via mail. Ordinary data files cost $1 per page. Any official/certified data files cost $5 per page.
Fayette County Public Records
The County Clerk is in command of retaining all documents within the county. The vital records in question refer to data files about a person's crucial life events. The files in question may include birth, death, marriage, and divorce records. The life event documents consist of birth, death, and marriage certificates, marriage licenses, divorce decrees, divorce records, plus more. Data files are all kept together in a central vital record registry to be used later for statistical analysis.
The public may apply for access to these documents, as is their right. These documents can be requested from:
Brenda Fietsam, County Clerk
246 W. Colorado Street
Phone: (979) 968-3251
Fax: (979) 968-8531
Email: county.clerk@co.fayette.tx.us
Note - Photo ID is necessary from the person requesting, and the office opens between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m..
