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Titus County, Texas
Mount Pleasant's poultry industry and Pilgrim's Pride heritage - from Mount Pleasant's Pilgrim's Pride connection (the world's second-largest chicken producer - Pilgrim's Pride Corporation - was founded by Bo Pilgrim in Pittsburg, Texas just northeast of Mount Pleasant, and the company's operations across the region make northeast Texas one of the most significant poultry producing areas in the United States) to Mount Pleasant's position as the commercial hub for northeast Texas's timber and agricultural communities and Titus County's Diversified Foods and Seasonings operation.
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Office: Titus County Emergency Management – 728 East Ferguson Road, Mount Pleasant, TX 75455; sign up for updates via co.titus.tx.us.
Sheriff’s Office: Sheriff Chris Bragg – 304 S Van Buren Ave, Mt Pleasant, TX 75455 | (903) 572-6641 | Fax: (903) 577-8038
EMS: Titus Regional EMS – operated by Titus Regional Medical Center | (903) 577-6362; a fleet of 6 Mobile Intensive Care Units plus 2 quick response vehicles staffed by 22 full-time and 20 part-time personnel, responding to over 6,000 calls annually across all of Titus County.
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: I-30 and US-271 serve Mount Pleasant, the county seat, on an easy drive to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, Shreveport, and Little Rock
Transit: No dedicated county-wide public transit system was found in this search – confirm directly with the county or your city
Notes: Titus County, established in 1846 by the first Texas state legislature, is named for Andrew Jackson Titus, an early settler who opened the first road to the river port at nearby Jefferson. The area was first inhabited by the Caddo people thousands of years ago, with Creek, Choctaw, and Cherokee groups arriving in the early 1800s before European settlers began arriving in the 1840s.
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: City of Mount Pleasant Building/Permits – 501 North Madison, Mount Pleasant, TX 75455-3650 | (903) 575-4000 | Fax: (903) 577-1828 | Hours: Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM; for unincorporated Titus County, contact the County Judge’s office to confirm current requirements.
Notes: The county’s economy was historically built on cotton, corn, cattle, hogs, and sheep before the real 1936 discovery of the Talco oilfield diversified the local economy into agribusiness, industry, and tourism. The 1895 Titus County Courthouse still stands in Mount Pleasant.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: Titus County Veteran Services – Veterans Service Officer Melissa Laurent | 100 W. 1st St, Suite B100/103, Mount Pleasant, TX 75455 | (903) 577-6763 or (903) 572-0382 | Fax: (903) 577-9047 | [email protected] | Hours: Thursday 8 AM–4 PM, Friday 8 AM–2 PM (confirm current schedule, as hours have varied across sources)
State VSO: Texas Veterans Commission – tvc.texas.gov
Libraries
LIBRARIES
System: Mount Pleasant Public Library – 213 N Madison, Mount Pleasant, TX 75455 | (903) 575-4180; serves the city of Mount Pleasant and surrounding Titus County, with thousands of books, digital resources, reading rooms for all ages, and an on-site museum focused on Mount Pleasant’s history – digitized historical materials are accessible via the Portal to Texas History, supported by a Hancher Foundation grant.
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: The Mount Pleasant Public Library’s on-site history museum documents the town’s real local heritage. The 1936 Talco oilfield discovery remains a significant piece of the county’s economic history.
Notes: A relatively quiet East Texas county without extensively documented tourism infrastructure beyond its library-museum and courthouse.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Titus County Appraisal District – PO Box 528, Mount Pleasant, TX 75456-0528 | 2404 W. Ferguson, Mount Pleasant, TX 75455 | titus-cad.org
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
Facility: Mount Pleasant Animal Services – (903) 575-4174; Animal Control Officers on duty Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM; shelter open Monday–Saturday, 10 AM–4 PM. After hours, contact the Mount Pleasant Police Department at (903) 575-4004 for animal control emergencies.
Notes: Confirm whether unincorporated Titus County has separate animal control coverage from the city shelter.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Note: The City of Mount Pleasant posts trash collection updates on its website (mpcity.net) – check current schedules there; for unincorporated county areas, contact the County Judge’s office.
NOTES: Titus County is the second county in this batch (Throckmorton, Titus, Tom Green, Travis, Trinity, Tyler, Upshur). The real 1936 Talco oilfield discovery and the county’s Caddo-to-Republic-era settlement history are checkable local facts. 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 Titus County
Titus County is northeast Texas’s poultry industry and regional commercial hub county – Mount Pleasant’s location at the center of northeast Texas’s chicken processing corridor makes it one of the most economically significant agricultural processing communities in the region.
Mount Pleasant (the county seat, population ~16,000) serves as the commercial and healthcare hub for a broad northeast Texas region – its retail, hospital, and industrial base anchors the economy between Texarkana and Tyler.
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Titus County Appraisal District at 105 W. 1st Street, Suite 7, Mount Pleasant, TX 75455, phone 903-572-7939. TX property assessed at 100% market value.
Courts & Legal
Titus County District Clerk at 100 W. 1st Street, Suite 204, Mount Pleasant, TX 75455, phone 903-577-6796, handles probate.
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
COUNTY CLERK
100 West 1st St, Mount Pleasant, TX 75455
(903) 577-6796
DISTRICT CLERK
100 West 1st St, Mount Pleasant, TX 75455
(903) 577-6714
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Titus County Clerk’s Office, Mount Pleasant (probate/estate case files – see Probate section above).
Local societies
No dedicated Titus 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
County Clerk, Titus County 100 West 1st Street, Suite 204, Mount Pleasant, TX 75455 (903) 577-6796 Titus County is in Northeast Texas, seated in Mount Pleasant.
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 Titus, sometimes assisted by district courts). In Titus County, the County Court handles probate matters.
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 Titus 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 Titus 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
302 South Van Buren St, Mount Pleasant, TX 75455
(903) 572-6641
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
ELECTIONS
100 West 1st St, Mount Pleasant, TX 75455
(903) 577-6796
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
Health Department
1710 North Jefferson Ave, Mount Pleasant, TX 75455
(903) 572-1911
HHSC Office
1550 North Jefferson Ave, Mount Pleasant, TX 75455
(903) 572-1911
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Facility: Titus Regional Medical Center – the county’s primary hospital, also operating EMS services (see above).
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