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In 2009, Texas returned $147 million to its owners.ClaimItTexas.org - The Official State of Texas Unclaimed Property Web Site

One in four Texans has unclaimed property from forgotten bank accounts, uncashed checks, security deposits and utility refunds. It’s your money, and we want you to get it back.

Texas is currently holding more than $2 billion in cash and other valuables waiting for the rightful owners to claim. It’s never too late to make a claim, and we are committed to ensuring hardworking Texans don’t lose a penny. Find out what you may have been missing by searching our unclaimed property database.

COME AND GET IT!

Search for Unclaimed Property

You can also request searches by:

  • Phone:
    1-800-654-FIND (3463).
    (512) 463-3120 (direct in Austin)
    Note: there is a limit of three name searches when calling by phone.
  • E-mail:
    unclaimed.property@cpa.state.tx.us
  • Fax:
    1-888-908-9991 or
    (512) 936-6224 (direct in Austin)
  • Mail:
    Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
    Unclaimed Property Division
    Research and Correspondence Section
    P.O. Box 12046
    Austin, Texas 78711-2046

Include the following in your request:

  • the name you would like searched,
  • addresses in the Texas cities in which that person has lived,
  • a social security number and
  • current mailing address for claim purposes.

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You've made your claim. Now make a difference. Donate your newly found dollars to help little Texans go to college. Learn more.

Look for $$$ in your local paper:

You’ll find a list of people and businesses that are owed unclaimed money in amounts of $250 or more reported this year in the November 15 edition of:

  • Brownsville Herald
  • Corpus Christi Caller-Times
  • Del Rio News Herald
  • Harlingen Valley Morning Star
  • Laredo Morning Times
  • McAllen Monitor (The Monitor)
  • San Antonio Express-News

More local newspaper listings
coming December and February.

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