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Incorporations & Company Info
SEC Filings
Charities
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Trademarks 

Search For Federal Trademarks Held By Others

Search For State Trademarks Held By Others 
State trademarks are often found at your Secretary of State's Office.  Usually you can find this information under "Trademarks" or "Tradenames & Service marks."

Obtaining Corporate Records (On Specific Companies)
Comb through Securities & Exchange Commission fillings, trademark applications, and pending patents. Register here and the free site will stakeout up to ten companies of your choice and send you the information via email.

For More See Consumer-SOS/Business Matters
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Incorporations & Company Info

www.sec.state.la.us/sosdir.htm (Links To All 50 States)
Find your Secretary Of State which often has information on corporations, charities and licensing boards.  Find out who licenses, lawyers, doctors, car dealers and home repair contractors.

Obtaining Corporate Records (On Specific Companies)
Comb through Securities & Exchange Commission fillings, trademark applications, and pending patents. Register here and the free site will stakeout up to ten companies of your choice and send you the information via email.

Information On US & International Companies
Find the company behind the brand name, where they're located, their financial info, their officers, subsidiaries, who they advertise with, what media they use, and more.

Thomas' Food Industry Register  
Registration required but it's free. Use search engine on left hand side to find the company's name, address and phone number, the products it produces and the government agencies that regulate both the products and the company itself. 

For More See Consumer-SOS/Business Matters
For Even More See Other

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SEC Filings

Public Records (All 50 states, Not DC)
May have one or all of the Following:
Bankruptcies, licensing boards, charity reports, military records, SEC Filings, inmate database, sex offender registry,  you name it.

For More See Consumer-SOS/Business Matters
For Even More See Other

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Charities

www.sec.state.la.us/sosdir.htm (Links To All 50 States)
Find your Secretary Of State which often has information on corporations, charities and licensing boards.  Find out who licenses, lawyers, doctors, car dealers and home repair contractors.

For More See Consumer-SOS/Charities

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Government Records
Court Records
Tax Records
Freedom Of Information Sources
Other

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Freedom Of Information Sources

Open Records & Open Meetings (Texas)
Brochures on your rights to accessing public records in Texas.

Tapping Official Secrets (All 50 states & DC)
A complete reference work to open records and open meeting statutes in every state & DC.

The Rules That Govern Public Officers (Texas)
Covers conflicts of interest, nepotism, dual office holding and other prohibitions.

Gpoaccess.gov
Search by key word to access over 60 federal databases on presidential records, congressional photos, public laws, congressional hearings, etc.

Obtain Your Own FBI File

What Are "Sunshine" Laws? (Good Overview)

State Open Records Acts (All 50 States & DC)
Names and phone numbers of groups where you can learn about Texas's Sunshine Laws.

Federal Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) (Reviewing Info On Others) 
Scroll to the "United States" (Links to many countries).

Freedom Of Information Laws (Overview)

Access To Electronic Records (All 50 States & DC)
Guide to gaining access to computer records.

FOIA Statutes-State By State (Includes DC)
Links To Every State's Sunshine Laws.

Access To Government Electronic Records (All States & DC)

Federal Privacy Act (Your Right To See Records Kept On You)
Scroll To the United States (Lists many other countries).

Your Right To Federal Records

Student Records-Your Right To Keep Them Private (ACLU)
Also learn what you can see and what's off limits to you. 

Automatic Public Records Request
Letter Generator: (Just Fill In The Blanks)
Use this letter generator to request access to records held by a state or local government agency or body (e.g.,
public school district, public university campus police, state board of health, etc.). If you want to obtain records held by the federal government click here.

Find Your Local Newspaper, Magazine, Radio & TV Stations
These guys are experts at making open records requests. Get them interested in your cause and they may do all the work for you! Select Texas, and then click on your county or city for the proper media to report to. (DC Not Included).

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Court Records

Birth & Death Records (Texas)

Marriage & Divorce Records (Texas)

Open Records Made Easy (Texas)
The right to public records under Texas law.

Open Meetings Made Easy (Texas)

The Rules That Govern Public Officers (Texas)
Covers conflicts of interest, nepotism, dual office holding and other prohibitions.

State Court Links (All 50 States)
Also includes some municipal courts and has courts in other countries!

Public Records Through The Courts (All 50 States & DC)
Divorce, bankruptcy and lien information can sometimes be found through the state and local courts. To find your court, select Texas, click on "Courts & the Legal Process" and then scroll down to the section on "State and Federal Courts." 

Other Public Records

For More See Consumer-SOS/Lawyers & Courts

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Tax Records

Tax Assessor Data Base (All 50 States, Not DC)
Find phone numbers and links to tax assessors throughout the US.

For More See Consumer-SOS/Taxes

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Other 
Food
TV, Radio, Newspapers
Numerous Other Public Records

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Food

Thomas' Food Industry Register  
Registration required but it's free. Use search engine on left hand side to find the company's name, address and phone number, the products it produces and the government agencies that regulate both the products and the company itself. 

For More, See Consumer-SOS/Food Matters

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TV, Radio, Newspapers

Find Your Local Newspaper, Magazine, Radio & TV Stations
These guys are experts at making open records requests. Get them interested in your cause and they may do all the work for you! Select Texas, and then click on your county or city for the proper media to report to. (DC Not Included).

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Numerous Other Public Records

Public Records In All 50 States & DC
Good for finding info on court records, liens, real property, etc. in every state.

Public Records (All 50 states, Not DC)
May have one or all of the following:
Bankruptcies, licensing boards, charity reports, military records, SEC Filings, inmate database, sex offender registry and more.

Other Public Records
From dog tags to courts, a smattering of the states.

Experts & Professionals (Consumer-SOS)
Has a grievance been filed against your Doctor, Lawyer or Architect?  Click here and find out.

Great Public Records

Public Record Megasites
Scroll down and see what your state, county and city has to offer. Results vary from UCC and state trademark info, to information on personal bankruptcies.

Portal To All Fed Government Agencies On The Web
Use their search engine to look up keyword information even if you don't know which federal agency is involved. This site provides access to all three branches of the federal government-executive, legislative and judicial-as well as independent federal agencies.   It also has links to local government sites.

Where Else To Find Public Records

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