Waller County Clerk: Free DD-214 Recording and Copies

The Waller County Clerk's Military Discharge Records page: "The Military Services encourage military personnel to file their discharge papers (DD 214) with the County Clerk in the county of residence. This includes members of the United States Armed Forces, the United States Armed Forces Reserve, or an Armed Forces Auxillary. Texas Local Government Code, Section 192.002 authorizes the County Clerk to file the military discharge at No Charge. The fee is also waived to receive copies of military discharge records at any time." The office holds discharge records from 1917 (its application says 1918) to the present. Copies. The Application for Military Discharge Record (revised August 2026) prices photocopies and certified copies at "NO CHARGE". Send an original signed application with a copy of a current driver's licence, passport or State ID; applications without a signature or ID are not processed. A discharge recorded on or after September 1, 2003 is confidential for 75 years and released only to the people Government Code 552.140 lists (see the Texas entry); the form asks your relationship to the veteran. How. Walk in for same-day service, Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or mail the application; mail orders are processed and mailed 48 hours after receipt. County Clerk Debbie Hollan, 836 Austin Street, Suite 1200, Hempstead, TX 77445; 979-826-7711.