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Lubbock County authorizes "fraud notify" alerts for property‑record filings
Summary
The county approved adding Tyler Technologies' fraud-notify module to the clerk's records system; staff said the tool will alert registered owners when documents matching their names are recorded and that fees will come from the records preservation and archive fund.
Lubbock County Commissioners on Jan. 12 authorized the county judge to sign a quote with Tyler Technologies to add a fraud-notify module to the county clerk’s record-management system.
County officials described the module as a name-matching notification service: members of the public register the names by which they are known on the county website, and the system will notify registrants when newly indexed documents match those names. County staff emphasized the module does not prevent filings from being recorded; it only notifies potentially affected property owners so they can review the recorded document.
County staff told the court that fees for the service will come from the county’s records preservation and archive fund rather than the general county budget. The clerk's office representative who spoke to the court said similar services are in use in other counties and that the module will complement office procedures such as requesting photo ID for record filings.
The action was moved and seconded on the record and approved by the court. Court members asked whether other county clerks use the Tyler product; staff said they had investigated similar products in several counties.
Next steps listed in the transcript include executing the quote and configuring the fraud-notify module; the court record notes the item was carried by voice vote.
