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The county clerk also is the custodian of a variety of other important public records, such as deeds and other instruments and delayed birth and delayed death certificates. The county clerk also issues marriage licenses.

To qualify as a vendor for Galveston County, interested parties must complete and return a Vendor Qualification Packet via email to prodoc@co.galveston.tx.us or the Galveston County Purchasing Agent, 722 Moody (21st Street), Galveston, TX 77550.

The northern areas of the Galveston County, in particular League City and Friendswood, are the fastest growing due to their proximity to Houston and NASA's Johnson Space Center. Other incorporated cities in Galveston County include Texas City, La Marque, Santa Fe, Hitchcock, Dickinson and Kemah.

Certified copies may be purchased from the Galveston County Clerk's Office for a 5.00 charge for certification plus 1.00 per page for each document either in person or by telephone and they will be mailed to you.

The Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land Metropolitan Statistical Area (Houston MSA) consists of nine counties: Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller. The metro area's '20 population is 7.2 million.

Galveston (/ˈɡælvɪstən/ GAL-vis-tən) is a coastal resort city and port off the Southeast Texas coast on Galveston Island and Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas.

The City of Galveston is located on the upper Texas coast of the Gulf of Mexico and occupies virtually all of a 32-mile-long island located approximately 2 miles off the Texas mainland 50 miles southeast of Houston, Texas.

Galveston County is located on the Gulf Coast of Texas eighty miles southwest of the Louisiana state line, east of Brazoria County, and west of Chambers County; it is bounded by the Gulf of Mexico on the southeast. The county comprises mainland, Galveston Bay, and Galveston Island.