Appointments will be available from Mon.-Thu. 9 a.m.-3 p.m., but as of 3 p.m. May 12, appointment slots were booked until June 9. Walk-ins are not permitted at this time.
The county clerk’s main office and all annex locations closed March 18 to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, and marriage licenses could not be obtained during the closure.
Many county residents turned to neighboring counties, including Galveston County, to apply for marriage licenses over the last two months. Galveston County Clerk Dwight Sullivan told Community Impact Newspaper in an early April interview that his office was experiencing an uptick in marriage license applicants, most of whom were from outside the county.
"[These residents] had things scheduled already, and their clerks shut down," Sullivan said.
Officials said the clerk’s office will be practicing social distancing and administering health screenings upon entry. For more information or to set an appointment, visit www.cclerk.hctx.net or call 713-274-8686.
