Houston County Clerk: DD214 Filing and Certified Copies Free, and the Veteran’s Assumed Name Waiver

The Houston County Clerk (Terri Meadows, 401 East Houston Avenue, Suite D, Crockett, 936-544-3255) files a DD214 and issues certified copies at no charge, and its fee schedule says the clerk may waive assumed name filing fees for a veteran with proper ID.

Also called: County Clerk, Terri Meadows, DD-214, DD214, discharge, military discharge, assumed name, DBA, 71.155, 192.002, 603.003, 552.140, 936-544-3255, Crockett, Grapeland, Lovelady, Kennard, Latexo, Ratcliff, Weches, Pennington.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Houston County, TXCounty

The office. Terri Meadows, County Clerk, Houston County Courthouse, 401 East Houston Avenue, Suite D, Crockett, Texas 75835; 936-544-3255. Hours 8:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.; filing and recording Monday to Thursday until 3:30 p.m., Friday until 3 p.m. The discharge lines. The Clerk's fee schedule (revised January 1, 2024), "MILITARY DISCHARGE (DD214) NO CHARGE": filing, Local Government Code 192.002(b), no charge; certified copy, Government Code 603.003(a), no charge. Government Code 552.140 keeps the record confidential and sets who may have a copy (see the Texas entry). The assumed name waiver. Under the $24 assumed name certificate: "A clerk MAY waive fees associated with the filing of an assumed name certificate or statement of abandonment for a registrant who is a military veteran. (Proper ID proving veteran status is required)". The waiver is the clerk's choice under the statute (see the Texas entry).

Thresholds

Thresholds for Houston County Clerk: DD214 Filing and Certified Copies Free, and the Veteran’s Assumed Name Waiver
Gate	Rule
Any veteran with a discharge	Recording a discharge and a certified copy are free under the State statutes; copies go only to the people Government Code 552.140 lists. No rating is needed.

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Last updated 2026-10-31.

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