I came in at opening, 8AM on the dot, and the line for the tax office already quite long (25+…read morepeople). Thankfully, that's not what I was here for and there was no line for the County Clerk's office for renewal of Assumed Names/business names/marriage licenses. I had some hiccups with their signature machine that added an extra ~15 minutes because they had to restart with another clerk/computer, but otherwise the process went smoothly. I was out by 8:30 and I'm sure I could've been in and out in 15 minutes. They do not take tap or Apple Pay so keep that in mind. Also, cards must be in your name or have someone there whose name matches the card.

Today was the start of the Labor Day Dwi task force initiative. There were lots of different…read moreagencies present for the kickoff, they served hamburgers and hotdogs with all the fixings. After roll initiatives and prayers for safe returns dinner was served. Later our men and women of color headed out for a long night of protecting and serving. Alan Rosen stopped by to give his words of encouragement for a prosperous night. This was my first opportunity to do a ride along and I was overcome with excitement to also serve our community. I rode with officer Brandi and it was a very eventful night. We had 7 traffic stops and 1 non life threatening crash with 1 arrest. Awesome night!!!!

Staff were all friendly beginning with the security check and the room clerks. The judge in our…read morecase was also friendly as were the state attorneys, and the court deputy. They fed us from tree beards, Lenny's, and luby's. They also surprised us with cookies from Tiff's Treats. The whole process was actually smooth and not bad.

I advocate for MADD and apart of my service is to provide support at court. This is the criminal…read morecourthouse so it is always busy but this was a late setting so the check point process was easy breezy and the staff was very nice and friendly. We were in court 176 presiding judge Nikita Harmon. She runs a tight ship and it was a fair hearing.

We did not get the gentleman's name in passports and it was after the office had closed. But he…read morewas very kind and knowledgeable. He answered all of our questions. He was most considerate.

Had court with as a support friend for a lady fighting the system. This facility is beautiful the…read morestate of the art setup was unbelievable and top notch.

I got called for jury duty recently. I had no idea it was traffic court. I know it's my civic duty,…read morebut what a long boring day! I didn't expect this to be a fun filled day, but a review is still necessary. From the start, I was annoyed I couldn't find the "H" parking lot to use my jury duty free parking coupon from my jury summons letter. I thought it was just me. I ended up using the parking directly across from the building. There were plenty of spots when I arrived at 8:34 AM. My duty didn't start until 9:30 AM, but lucky me, I was early - heavy eye roll! The first parking meter closest to my spot that I attempted to use was broken. Nothing showed up on the screen to start my ticket purchase. I walked to the next meter in the middle of the lot. Anyone wanna guess if it worked. Correct, it did not! I moved a couple steps over and tried the third one. Finally! A working meter! Thankfully it wasn't raining, but even at 8:30ish AM in Houston, it is still hot. I was not pleased I had to try so many meters. $5.00 for 4 hours or $10.00 for the whole day. I opted for the whole day since I had no idea what time I would end up being released. I walked back to my car and placed the ticket on my dash. I also took a photo of it to have on my phone just in case. As I entered the building, I was greeted and told to remove my shoes. I get it, but the mat I had to walk on, while barefoot, was so dirty. I finally got my belongings and headed to the jury waiting room. The jury administrator was kind. I handed her my summons and she asked if I parked in "H". I told her I couldn't find it, but that I did self-pay in the lot across the street. Then, I took my seat. As more people entered, I kept hearing them say they too could not find "H". Phew! It wasn't just me. I heard at least 7 or 8 people say they couldn't find the free juror parking lot. We eventually were told about the process and due to the low number of cases, we would probably be released BEFORE lunch time. The judge swore us in and we started our long day of sitting. We were free to come and go and use devices. A bathroom is located directly outside the juror room. Down the hallway is a little area with multiple vending machines. I was surprised the prices weren't crazy expensive. One vending machine takes Apple Pay via your iPhone, so that was cool. The other machines took cash, coins, and credit cards. You are allowed to eat and drink in the juror room. In fact, most people had their own drinks they brought along with backpacks, and a couple people even had a lunch kit. I had no idea you could bring all that. I will be more prepared next time. As lunch time came and we were all still there, we were dismissed for an hour to get a bite to eat. A food service called Fooda was in the vending machine area with 3 types of chicken options at $15.14 each after tax. The serving portion was large, but the taste was not that great. I got the curry chicken. Maybe I should have gotten something else. We returned to the room for more waiting. No one ever got called and we finally got released at 3:10 PM. All this for traffic court and only $6.00 paid for the service. After my gas, mileage, time away from work, parking at $10.00, 2 waters at $2.00 each, lunch at $15.14, and my snack at $1.35, a $6.00 pay is insulting. And again, all for traffic court?? The people who don't want to pay their ticket put all of our day on hold. Maybe I don't understand it fully, so maybe it should be explained better. My suggestion would be to have the free parking more identifiable, fix your meters, lower the price of parking if not using the free lot, clean the entrance mat, offer free bottled water, offer one free snack in AM and one free snack in the PM, lower the price of your lunch service, and up the price on what is paid to the juror. My time is valuable as I know everyone else's is too. It's a hard hit on people who are trying to do the right thing.

They charged me $10 because I didn't sign my affidavit in front of them.... I know if I argued back…read morethey would be a bunch of jerks for no reason. That was the general vibe. Nowhere on the paper does it say I have to sign it in front of them. A bunch of rules to follow for no reason. Thank god I don't have to ever be here again or even be near downtown.

Everything went smooth The only thing is the parking and…read moregetting there. My age it was hard.

I had jury duty at this location. It was very organized and went very quickly. The clerk in charge…read moreand the judge were very grateful and respectful. I was grateful all cases were settled and I got to leave within the hour.

I've been to several courthouses over the years for registration stickers and title transfers and…read moreit was my 1st and last visit to this one. A friend recommended that I go and I "would be in and out". He informed me that it was much quicker than the downtown Preston St location that is my usual go to. Well, I arrived for my title transfer and confirmed my online reservation time for 1120a at 1110a. I was given a number and sat down and watched as people without reservations for registration stickers walked up to multiple windows and walked out. 30 mins pass, 40 mins pass and I realized there was only one window processing title transfers. Well at 1201p my number was finally called and my titles transferred. Doesn't make sense to make a person with a reservation to sit in line for one hour while everyone without reservations come and go. For the sake of those that frequent this place regularly, please add more windows for title transfers. Another negative was the smell of the waiting room, it reminded me of a boys locker back in the day or even more recently me driving a car full of my daughters softball teammates after a 10 hour day on the fields sweating during 6 games while playing their hearts out. Stars are for the young lady processing title transfers.

I came to this court hoping to have my case heard and resolved fairly, but I left feeling…read morecompletely dismissed and heartbroken. I respectfully told the judge that, because of my faith, I could not swear an oath. Instead of being allowed to affirm (which is my legal right ) I was removed from the courtroom and my case wasn't heard. I broke down outside the courtroom room doors. No matter how you feel about someone else's religious beliefs it's not okay to disrespect someone. The officer outside saw me crying and he helped me. Such a gentlemen. I've never experienced anything like that before. I walked in calm, polite, and ready to explain my situation, but I was treated like I didn't matter. It's painful when you try to stand by your faith and end up being punished for it. I hope the court takes this seriously and ensures that everyone, no matter their beliefs, is treated with respect and understanding. I'm sharing my experience so that others know they are not alone if something similar happens to them.

Renewing your vehicle registration is normally very easy. Unless your plates are 7 years old and…read moreyou need new ones. Then you need to come to the courthouse to renew. Except if you've got custom tags. Yes, they'll give you your new registration sticker, but you won't be getting your new plates. Those have to be mailed to you. After waiting in a [cough] ungodly-long line for about 20 minutes, an employee was walking through the line to check everyone's paperwork. When I told her what I was there for, she informed me that after an over 2-hour wait, I'd get my registration sticker today, but not my required new plates. TIP: She told me to go home and renew my registration online (www.texas.gov). That way I'd get both my new plates and registration sticker AND I'd save myself a whole lot of time. Walked out, drove home and renewed online in about 5 minutes. I then had the rest of my afternoon to enjoy myself!

Went here for a gift title transfer (w/o an appointment). I was not aware that I had to have an…read moreappt for a title transfer that is "gifted". I had all my paper work and upon speaking to someone they informed me that I can go online to make an appointment which is cool. Yet, they don't tell you that it's all booked for like 2 months out at EVERY LOCATION (ridicules). I went back to the lady and said as much and she verbally says "oh, well you can be a walk-in on Mon., Tues., Thurs., & Friday between 8am to 12:30pm but it's best to arrive right at 8am". LIKE WHY NOT SAY THAT! instead these people who are turning people away and not informing them of their walk-in policy so that they can get their transfers done. WHO has 2 months to wait when the state requires a 30 day change????? Make that make sense! Title transfers are not an option to do online or by mail, it HAS to be done in person. SMH, if I would not have asked these people would not have told me about this; AND how YOU GONNA HAVE AN ATTITUDE BECAUSE I ASK A QUESTIONS??? it's your job to inform the people coming/going regarding all things related to this office. Some people just give shitty service (not all) but like how are we suppose to know the walk-in rule if you are not telling anyone?

I had a good and bad experiences at the Harris County Clerk's Office at the Chimney Rock location…read more I came here about 4 times last couple of months and the line was wrapped around the building at 100 degrees outside. I was here to get my car registration updated because that SOB dealership omitted the lien holder information and the bank was haunting me to get it corrected. I first started searching online and Google AI gave me absolutely the worst information possible. I went around town and trying to find a fast way to do this. Not until I called the Harris County Tax Office hotline at 713-274-8000. Based on my previous experience for being here, I arrived at 8 am as the office opened. The wait was expected but not bad because it was in the air conditioned building. I waited about 30 minutes in the line to get the number. Sat down at 8:32 (ticket says 8:20 and it was wrong) and number called at 8:55. I got my title updated and got my replacement plates in less than 10 minutes. I lost 2 hours of sleep this morning but I got it done in an hour. So, if you want to buy a Nissan, don't go to Central Houston Nissan. They are a bunch of crooks. I almost lost my auto financing because an idiot working with the paperwork just didn't care about the customers. How can you miss that I had an auto loan?

Horrible customer service, horrible lines. Not helpful…read more Honestly it's so bad. How can this place still be running with the way they run this place. They need new management. And have this place running quickly and not have people wait hours outside early morning.

I've had only one interaction in person with the Harris County Clerk's Office. It was a pleasant…read moreenough experience. Nobody super excited to be there, but I guess that's maybe not out of the ordinary when you're in the people business. I went to get a DBA for my business and was directed to the proper office. There was no line in that particular office so I was able to get in and out with my DBA. The lady helping me was all business. She wasn't rude, but she had a job to do and that's all she was interested in doing. Another lady in the office was having a very in depth conversation on her cell phone with her best pal or something. She was loud and it was obvious that it wasn't work related. I personally don't care that she was on her phone, but her volume was a little distracting at times. Whatever, it didn't keep me from what I needed to do so it's fine. I was in and out in about 10 minutes. The other interaction I've had with the clerk's office was a phone call. It turned into several phone calls when I kept being sent to the next person and the next person and so on and so forth. I was honestly ready to give up, but I needed to speak with someone about an event permit. So I kept calling number after number until I finally reached the right person. I was just glad he answered the phone. He then directed me to their website which was also a little difficult to navigate, but I managed and found what I needed. I'll try to remember to update my review after the event... if it ever happens.

When I go to the courthouse it's not cause I want to, but I can tell those people hate their job…read more What's up with the attitude? However I'm very thankful that they now accept major credit cards! It's a big lifesaver, even though they are charging extra. It beats going to the ATM.

Yours truly got called in to do her civic duty. I may not serve in the military, but I can serve…read morethis country by aiding in giving people their due process. This place is way the heck out there and is actually a police station! As it was originally built for and still is a police station, things get weird for jurors from here on out... The purpose of this court is to provide jury trials for those who wish to contest minor offenses like very minor assaults (pushing people), traffic moving violations, etc. Therefore, you will only be needed for one business day. SCORE! ARRIVAL TIME: They request that you be promptly there at 9am, but the guy who manages jurors is super friendly and is understanding if you get there at 9 WITHOUT that form filled out. UPON ARRIVAL: You will encounter a security guard and a metal detector. They will have you pass TSA-style sans shoes through that detector and inspect whatever you brought with you. JUROR WAITING ROOM: They have a super tiny room in which they keep about 2 dozen jurors who have also been summoned. There are only two AC units, and so it can get stuffy. There's hardly any room to walk, but you'll survive. They have a TV in the corner of the room that softly plays CNN. REFRESHMENTS / BATHROOM: I'm sure there is a bathroom. I didn't check it out and therefore can't review. Outside of the juror waiting room are two vending machines -- one for sodas and water, one for mainly junk food snacks. Bring some pocket change. THE COURTROOM: We were called into the court room at 11am. (So, note to self, bring something to do or to read.) We were promptly notified by the Honorable Judge that we would not be needed as jurors for the remainder of the day, that she had been able to settle anything without needing jurors. As it is a police station, there is a huge pylon in the middle of the courtroom that may make it hard for you to see the judge... EXIT PROCESS: We then were escorted out of the room. The guy who manages jurors met us. He had us sign something that acknowledged we showed. You can choose to get a $6 check in the mail as compensation or choose to have it donated back to the City of Houston, but not as a tax write-off. This guy will give you a certificate of gratitude for your time and can fill out an excuse for work, if need be. SPECIAL NOTE -- PLEASE READ: This guy said that even if you serve the Municipal Courts, that does not exempt you from serving at the Downtown Court for more complex (read: lengthier) trials in the same calendar year. Be advised!

This court annex 20 is wayyyy better than downtown. Parking is free and wide open. Inside court…read morehouse to settle your traffic ticket is efficient no long lines nor long waits.