The Community Development Department promotes transparency and the enhancement ofcommunication between the City of Commerce and its citizens by responding to Public Information Requests. In order to provide efficient and excellent customer service, many documents are posted on our website. We encourage you to explore our website to find the documents you may be looking for. Further, you may choose to view and print the documents you need.
When making a request for public information, please keep in mind that some information may accrue a cost to process. Should the office determine that your request will incur a fee, a cost estimate will be provided to you in advance of providing the records pursuant to your request. For more information about the Public Information Act (PDF), please visit the Texas Attorney General’s website. Further, some records are protected from public disclosure. Records related to active investigations, minors, third parties and most protected personal information may be redacted from your request. Some records which fall under these categories may require a ruling from the Attorney General before being released.
For records related to properties located outside of the city limits, even if they have a Commerce address, please contact County Development at County Development – Hunt County. Records for environmental health, such as food service scores and health department reports, please contact the Hunt Count Health Department Food Services – Hunt County. Property records related toownership and taxes, can be found on the Hunt County Appraisal District (Hunt CAD) website at Hunt CAD – Official Site (hunt-cad.org).
Additionally, the City of Commerce offers a Community Development portal to show active licensed contractors, permit and contractor walkthroughs, the city zoning map, and city codes.The website link for that portal can be accessed here. Further, the city hosts all online ordinances through Municode, which can be accessed here.
Upon receipt, the City will begin processing your request in the order in which it was received. Requests should only be for documents or information that exists currently and not for documents that may exist in the future which are not covered under the Public Information Act.The City of Commerce is not required to answer questions, perform legal research on behalf of a requestor, or comply with a standing request to supply information on a periodic basis. Public Information Act requests intended to solicit business are highly discouraged. The City of Commerce has the right to inquire about further clarification of requests if it is uncertain as to what is being requested or if the request is broad in scope.
In accordance with the Texas Public Information Act, Public Information requests must be submitted in writing. Please use the “Enter Open Records Request Center” button below forsubmitting requests for records from the City of Commerce which are not accessible at the links above.