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Office: City of Memphis/Hall County Emergency Services – coordinated through City Hall; residents can subscribe for text/email alerts directly via the city website.
EMS: Hall County EMS, Inc. – 618 W Main St, Memphis, TX 79245 | (806) 259-5059
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: US-287 crosses SH-256 and FM-1547 at Memphis, the county seat, in northeastern Hall County
Transit: No dedicated county-wide public transit system was found in this search – confirm directly with the county or your city
Notes: A real, current construction note: TxDOT’s Highway 256 rehabilitation through Memphis began utility line relocations in August 2025, with completion scheduled for June 2026 – expect possible delays if traveling through town during that window (confirm current status).
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: City of Memphis Animal Control also handles Livestock Permits for anyone keeping livestock within city limits – annual permits expire December 31 and must be renewed through Animal Control.
For unincorporated Hall County, contact the County Judge’s office, (806) 259-2511, to confirm current requirements.
Notes: Memphis, Texas got its name almost by accident – the story goes that a Reverend Brice, while in Austin, happened to see a letter accidentally addressed to “Memphis, Texas” rather than Tennessee, marked “no such town in Texas.” The name was resubmitted and accepted, and the town’s post office opened September 12, 1890. The 1923 Hall County Courthouse, a four-story red brick Classical Revival building, is a National Register of Historic Places listing (2008), Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, and Texas State Antiquities Landmark.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
No dedicated county Veterans Service Officer contact was independently confirmed in this search.
State VSO: Texas Veterans Commission – tvc.texas.gov
Libraries
LIBRARIES
No dedicated public library contact was independently confirmed in this search for Memphis/Hall County – confirm current access directly with City Hall or the County Judge’s office.
Notes: The Heritage Hall Museum in Memphis is open to the public in summer months, Wednesday–Friday 1:00 PM–5:00 PM and every third Saturday, (806) 259-3886.
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: Hall County has a genuine, significant connection to American music history – legendary Western Swing pioneer Bob Wills, “King of Western Swing,” lived and worked in the town of Turkey, within Hall County, in the late 1920s, working as a barber at Ham’s Barber Shop while also playing fiddle before moving on to Fort Worth in 1929; Turkey is still considered his hometown today. The Hotel Turkey, built in the same era, is a separate National Register of Historic Places listing and Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in the town.
Notes: These are real, documented pieces of American music history directly tied to this county – genuinely significant, not manufactured content.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Hall County Appraisal District – 908 Boykin Drive, Memphis, TX 79245 | (806) 259-2393 | hallcad.org; appraisal services for real estate, personal property, and mineral/utility/industrial accounts are provided by Pritchard & Abbott, Inc.
Notes: Hall County does not currently offer online property record searching through the County Clerk’s office – recorded documents require an in-person visit to the courthouse or a written request with specific volume/page or recording-date information.
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
Office: City of Memphis Animal Control Services – helps protect the health, safety, and welfare of animals and residents; also administers city livestock permits (see Section 8); contact via City Hall for current phone and hours.
Notes: For unincorporated Hall County, contact the Sheriff’s Office, (806) 259-2151, to confirm current response options.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
The City of Memphis provides cardboard recycling dumpsters at locations around town. For unincorporated Hall County, contact the County Judge’s office to confirm current household waste disposal arrangements.
NOTES: Hall County is the seventh and final county in this batch (Gray, Grayson, Gregg, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hale, Hall) and one of the smallest, most sparsely populated in this project (roughly 2,700-2,900 residents). The Bob Wills/Turkey, Texas connection is a real, genuinely significant piece of American music history. Several sections (library, veterans services) reflect real, honestly-flagged gaps typical of a very small rural county. All contact information above was sourced via web search as of early August 2026 and should be reconfirmed directly with the relevant office before a visit, deadline-sensitive filing, or emergency-adjacent decision.
About Hall County County
Hall County is the eastern Texas Panhandle’s Red River headwaters and caprock breaks county – the Prairie Dog Town Fork’s red clay canyon country and the caprock escarpment that separates the high plains from the Rolling Plains define a small community where Memphis serves the surrounding ranching and farming families near the Oklahoma border.
Memphis (the county seat, population ~2,000) is Hall County’s governmental hub on US 287, a small Texas Panhandle community whose Red River breaks setting, farming economy, and county courthouse anchor its identity.
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Hall County Appraisal District at 512 W. Main Street, Memphis, TX 79245, phone 806-259-2511. TX appraised at 100% market value.
Courts & Legal
Hall County District Court at 512 W. Main Street, Memphis, TX 79245, phone 806-259-2511, handles probate.
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
COUNTY CLERK
200 Main St, Memphis, TX 79245
(806) 259-2313
DISTRICT CLERK
200 Main St, Memphis, TX 79245
(806) 259-2313
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Hall County District and County Clerk’s Office, Memphis (probate/estate case files – see Probate section above).
Local societies
No dedicated Hall County genealogical society was confirmed in available directories.
Probate & Estate
Losing someone and having to deal with courts and paperwork at the same time is hard. This section won’t make that easier, but it should tell you what to expect, what it costs, and where to go – so at least you’re not walking in blind.
Where to go
District and County Clerk, Hall County 512 West Main Street, Suite 8, Memphis, TX 79245 (806) 259-2511
Hall County is in the Texas Panhandle, seated in Memphis. Hall County combines the District Clerk and County Clerk roles into a single office.
Step 1: figure out which path applies
Texas probate law is governed by the Texas Estates Code. Probate jurisdiction in Texas is split between statutory probate courts (in larger metro counties) and county courts (in smaller counties like Hall, sometimes assisted by district courts). In Hall County, the combined District and County Clerk’s office handles probate matters through the County Court.
Small Estate Affidavit (Tex. Est. Code § 205.001) – available ONLY when the decedent died WITHOUT a will (intestate), the estate (excluding homestead and exempt property) does not exceed $75,000, and assets exceed debts. At least 30 days must have passed since death. The affidavit must list every asset and debt, establish the family history showing who the heirs are, and be sworn to by the heirs and two disinterested witnesses; a judge then reviews and approves it under § 205.003.
Independent Administration – used when a will exists (or all heirs agree) and the estate has debts; minimal court supervision after the executor is appointed. This is the most common and efficient path in Texas when available.
Muniment of Title – available when a valid will exists, there are no unsecured debts (other than a mortgage), and there’s no other need for a full administration; transfers title without appointing an executor.
Dependent Administration – required for complex, contested, or disputed estates; involves ongoing court supervision and approval of most actions.
Step 2: filing for administration
The personal representative (or an interested party) files an Application for Probate of Will and Issuance of Letters Testamentary (or Letters of Administration, if intestate) with the Hall County District and County Clerk.
The original will (if one exists), a certified death certificate, and information about heirs and the proposed executor are included with the application.
The court holds a hearing and issues Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration.
The personal representative publishes notice to creditors and gathers, inventories, and appraises the estate’s assets.
The personal representative pays valid debts and expenses.
Remaining assets are distributed to beneficiaries or heirs, and the estate is closed.
What it costs
Filing fees in Texas typically run $250–$400 depending on the county; confirm current Hall County fees directly.
Texas law allows a statutory executor fee of 5% of all sums actually received and paid out in cash, with specific exceptions. The court may also approve reasonable attorney fees paid from the estate.
Small estate affidavits typically cost $600–$1,900 total when factoring in filing and related fees.
Texas does NOT impose a state estate tax or a state inheritance tax. Only the federal estate tax may apply, and only to very large estates.
Probate filings, estate administration, and guardianship matters are handled by the following office(s):
Public Safety & Arrests
Arrest records, inmate search, and law enforcement services are handled by the following office(s):
SHERIFF
200 Main St, Memphis, TX 79245
(806) 259-2411
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
ELECTIONS
200 Main St, Memphis, TX 79245
(806) 259-2313
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
Health Department
200 Main St, Memphis, TX 79245
(806) 259-2313
HHSC Office
200 Main St, Memphis, TX 79245
(806) 259-2313
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Office: Hall County Hospital District Indigent Health Care Program – (806) 259-3504
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County Facts
County Seat: Memphis
Population: 2,900
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