What TexasFile does

TexasFile is a privately held Texas LLC that operates a cloud-based SaaS platform providing online access to public records filed in Texas County Clerk and Appraisal District offices. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Corpus Christi, the company aggregates deeds, liens, oil and gas leases, easements, plat maps, mineral ownership data, and probate records across all 254 Texas counties, positioning itself as a single online alternative to physical courthouse visits. The platform serves vertical-specific professional users including landmen and oil & gas operators, title and real estate firms (Stewart Title, Keller Williams, Republic Ranches), banking and lending institutions (Bank of America, Frost Bank, Capital Farm Credit), surveying and engineering firms (LandPoint, Westar Alamo), and legal and probate researchers (Jackson Walker, Linebarger). Distribution is entirely self-service product-led growth through texasfile.com with free registration and free basic search; monetization is purely transactional, comprising mineral searches at $0.25 each, probate searches at $0.50 each, document summary generation starting at $1.00, downloadable document purchases, and annual bulk mineral ownership data exports in CSV format.

The technology stack includes an AI-powered search layer featuring OCR SuperSearch for clause-level text retrieval across document images, a Document Summary module for natural language summaries of land records, and a Statewide Search capability that queries a name across all 254 counties in a single action. Mineral data is pre-parsed and standardized with attributes such as interest type (Royalty, Working, Override, Payment), interest percentages, operator names, legal descriptions, lease IDs, and valuation information. No public or partner-facing API is offered; terms of service explicitly prohibit automated retrieval including scraping and bulk downloading.

Commercially, TexasFile operates without disclosed external funding, acquisitions, or institutional investors, and has maintained a 1-10 person headcount over a 20-year operating history. Its go-to-market relies on partnerships with more than 20 industry associations including AAPL, ALTA, TLTA, TSPS, IRWA, NADOA, and NALTA for referral credibility, supplemented by content marketing (video tutorials, FAQ, glossary) and direct phone and email support. The company's competitive position is anchored by comprehensive 254-county coverage accumulated over two decades, proprietary OCR and AI features, and a transaction-based revenue model that produces dispersed, usage-driven cash flow.

Name

TexasFile

Legal name

TexasFile, LLC

Website

https://texasfile.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TexasFile is a Corpus Christi-based SaaS platform providing online access to Texas county clerk, mineral ownership, plat, and probate records across all 254 counties. It serves landmen, title agents, surveyors, attorneys, lenders, and mineral buyers via pay-per-search and bulk data purchases.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Records / Land Records Data Platform

NAICS

Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290), Software Publishers (513210), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

GIS & Spatial Data Management Platforms (BPAMANAK)

Keywords

• Texas land records
• County clerk records
• Mineral ownership data
• Public records access
• Plat map research

Headquarters

HQ city

Corpus Christi

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Pay-per-Search: Users pay per search for mineral ownership data at $0.25 per search and probate records at $0.50 per search. This is a transactional, usage-based revenue model.
2. Document Sales: Users purchase and download PDF copies of land documents and records. Document Summary feature available at $1.00 for documents up to 5 pages.
3. Bulk Data Sales: Bulk Mineral Rolls sold in CSV format containing all producing mineral interests for counties. Used for generating mailers and building division orders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

TexasFile is an online SaaS platform that aggregates and provides searchable access to public records filed in Texas County Clerk offices and Appraisal District offices across all 254 Texas counties. Core offerings include County Clerk records (deeds, liens, leases, easements, assignments, releases), mineral ownership and valuation data, subdivision plat maps, and probate/estate records, with AI-powered search, OCR text search, and AI document summary capabilities. The platform sells individual record downloads, pay-per-search access, and bulk mineral ownership CSV data files.

Product overview

TexasFile is a unified online platform providing comprehensive Texas public records access across all 254 counties. The core product portfolio centers on County Clerk Records Search (deeds, liens, leases, easements), Mineral Ownership Data (rights, valuations, ownership), Plat Maps (subdivision surveys), and Probate Search (estate records). Additional modules include OCR SuperSearch for advanced document text search, Document Summary for AI-generated document overviews, Statewide Search for cross-county name searches, and Bulk Mineral Rolls for downloadable mineral ownership CSV data. The platform serves legal professionals, landmen, surveyors, mineral buyers, title companies, and real estate professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TexasFile Platform Enterprise-grade online SaaS platform providing centralized access to Texas County Clerk records, mineral ownership data, plat maps, probate records, and land research tools across all 254 Texas counties. Designed for legal professionals, land professionals, surveyors, mineral buyers, title companies, and real estate professionals.
• County Clerk Records Search Search and download access to Texas county records including deeds, liens, oil & gas leases, easements, assignments, releases, and other official public records. Supports grantor-grantee search, property search by legal description, document preview, and document purchase/download.
• Mineral Ownership Data Detailed mineral rights and ownership information sourced from local Texas appraisal districts. Includes producing mineral interest ownership, addresses, interest type and percentage, operator names, valuation, and location data. Searchable by owner name, operator, lease name, lease ID, interest type, and year.
• Plat Maps Official Texas subdivision plats and surveys showing how property is divided within a county, city, or subdivision. Maps are drawn to scale and document land subdivisions, property boundaries, and ownership details for surveyors and land professionals.
• Probate Search Texas probate records and estate information for genealogy, estate settlement, and legal research. Documents distribution of decedent estates to heirs and creditors. Priced at $0.50 per probate record search.
• Bulk Mineral Rolls Complete county-level Texas mineral ownership data delivered as standardized CSV downloads containing all producing mineral interests and additional attributes (owner names, interest percentages, interest types such as Royalty/Working/Override/Payment, operator names, legal descriptions, lease IDs, and valuation). Mail-ready format for mineral buyers to contact potential sellers and build division orders. Discount options available for bulk buying; sample data available for download.

Quantifiable outcome

• No travel required - all 254 counties online
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core, regional, national and statewide.

• AAPL (American Association of Professional Landmen)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry association partner shown on TexasFile's trusted partners section. Represents professional landmen across Texas.
• ALTA (American Land Title Association)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry association partner. Represents title and settlement professionals.
• ATX ALTAregionalGTM or Marketing PartnerAustin-area ALTA chapter partner.
• CAPA (County Ablution Professionals Association / Texas equivalent)regionalGTM or Marketing PartnerTexas paralegal association partner.
• Corpus Christi Bar AssociationregionalGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal bar association partner in Texas.
• DAPA (Dallas Association of Paralegals)regionalGTM or Marketing PartnerDallas-area paralegal association partner.
• HAPL (Houston Association of Professional Landmen)regionalGTM or Marketing PartnerHouston-area professional landmen association partner.
• HPA (Houston Paralegal Association)regionalGTM or Marketing PartnerHouston-area paralegal association partner.
• IRWA (International Right of Way Association)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational right of way professional association partner.
• NADOA (National Association of Division Order Analysts)nationalGTM or Marketing PartnerNational association for division order analysts partner.
• NALTA (National Association of Land Title Analysts)nationalGTM or Marketing PartnerNational association for land title professionals partner.
• NAPE (NAPE Expo)nationalGTM or Marketing PartnerOil and gas industry expo and networking partner.
• TXPD (Texas Probate Desk)regionalGTM or Marketing PartnerTexas probate professionals association partner.
• PBALTA (Professional Bar Association of Land Title Analysts)regionalGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional land title analysts association partner.
• PBLA (Professional Landmen of the Brazos Area)regionalGTM or Marketing PartnerBrazos-area professional landmen association partner.
• PBPA (Permian Basin Professional Landmen Association)regionalGTM or Marketing PartnerPermian Basin professional landmen association partner.
• SAAPL (San Antonio Association of Professional Landmen)regionalGTM or Marketing PartnerSan Antonio-area professional landmen association partner.
• SAPA (San Antonio Paralegal Association)regionalGTM or Marketing PartnerSan Antonio-area paralegal association partner.
• TAEP (Texas Alliance of Energy Producers)statewideGTM or Marketing PartnerTexas energy producers alliance partner.
• TLTA (Texas Land Title Association)statewideGTM or Marketing PartnerTexas land title industry association partner.
• TSPS (Texas Society of Professional Surveyors)statewideGTM or Marketing PartnerTexas professional surveyors association partner.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Reonomy: Reonomy aggregates commercial property and ownership data with parcel and GIS-style layers. Comparable as a parcel-data aggregation platform with overlapping real estate, lending, and surveying use cases.
• MapRight: MapRight is a GIS-based land mapping platform serving surveyors, land professionals, and real estate brokers with parcel, plat, and ownership overlays. Comparable to TexasFile's plat map and parcel-centric product offering.

Broad incumbents

• First American DataTree: First American's DataTree is a national online property data platform combining title plants, tax records, and document images. Most direct national analog to TexasFile's county-clerk records search, with broader multi-state coverage and deeper title-plant assets.
• Enverus: Enverus is the leading SaaS data and analytics provider for the oil and gas industry, including mineral rights and ownership intelligence. Comparable to TexasFile's mineral ownership data and Bulk Mineral Rolls, with a much broader upstream-energy product suite.
• LexisNexis Accurint / LexisNexis Public Records: LexisNexis aggregates public records at national scale, including property, ownership, and lien data used by legal, banking, and government customers. Comparable as a broader public-records aggregation platform serving overlapping customer verticals.
• Black Knight / ICE Land Records (Tapestry): Black Knight (now part of Intercontinental Exchange) operates large-scale land-records and property-data platforms serving title, lending, and real estate professionals. Comparable to TexasFile as a national-scale aggregation of public records with workflow integrations.

Direct peers

• Courthouse Software (CourtHouse Retrieval Systems): CourtHouse Software provides county clerk and county recorder document images and index search across multiple states. Directly comparable document-retrieval and search business for land, lien, and probate records.
• Netronline: NetOnline is a longstanding multi-state online public records portal providing access to county clerk, recorder, and assessor data. Directly comparable self-service search and document-download business model to TexasFile, with broader geographic footprint.
• TitlePoint (DataTrace): TitlePoint provides online title plants, document retrieval, and property reports for title professionals. Directly comparable to TexasFile's grantor-grantee and document-image search workflow used by title and escrow customers.
• PropertyShark (Yardi): PropertyShark aggregates parcel-level property data, ownership records, and plat maps across multiple U.S. counties. Comparable to TexasFile's plat and parcel data offering, with a real-estate-investor and broker target customer base.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/texasfile
• Facebookfacebook.com/texasfile
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/texasfile

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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