The data layer beneath Texas civic intelligence.
Civic Stack is the data platform that powers everything we build. Automated pipelines ingest public records from dozens of state and local agencies, normalize them into searchable APIs, and serve them to dashboards, investigations, and tools.
7,800+
Texas entities indexed
11M+
Public records searchable
254
Counties covered
28
Active datasets
14
API routes live
Daily
Pipeline refresh cadence
Platform Modules
Each module is an automated pipeline that ingests, normalizes, and serves public data through a unified API.
Special Districts
3,880+ MUDs, PIDs, EIDs, and WCIDs — budgets, debt levels, tax rates, and governance structures.
Data: TX Comptroller SPD Database
Courts & Justice
Live daily docket from Harris County District Clerk. Statewide OCA statistics for 254 counties.
Data: HCDC + TX OCA
Energy & Regulation
ERCOT interconnection queue, Railroad Commission drilling permits and enforcement actions.
Data: ERCOT + TX RRC
Campaign Finance
State and local campaign contributions. TEC bulk data plus city-level importers for 5 metros.
Data: TEC + 5 city sources
Municipal Legislation
12 Texas cities tracked via Legistar API. Matters, events, votes, and elected officials.
Data: Legistar WebAPI
Elections & Voting
Precinct-level results from the Texas Election Database. 2M+ rows across 5 election cycles.
Data: TED API (Capitol)
Built on the Stack
Citizen-facing tools powered by the same data infrastructure. Each one turns a complex public data system into something anyone can use.
District Decoder
Type any Texas address. See every entity that taxes you — MUDs, ESDs, ISDs, cities, counties — with tax rates and contacts.
Open toolSchool Watchdog
ISD spending breakdowns, admin-to-instruction ratios, tax rates, and side-by-side district comparisons for 1,200+ Texas school districts.
Open toolTPIA Builder
Draft legally sound public records requests in plain English. Auto-routes to the right agency. Tracks the 10-day deadline.
Open toolContract Watch
Browse government contracts, flag sole-source anomalies, and surface high-value procurement patterns across Texas agencies.
Open toolCivic Scorecard
Transparency and accountability ratings for Texas government entities. Six dimensions, one composite grade. No self-reporting.
Open toolBuilt For
Journalists
Cross-reference entities, find financial anomalies, verify public claims against source data.
Policy Researchers
Compare districts, track regulatory patterns, export datasets for analysis.
Civic Advocates
Monitor local governance, surface accountability gaps, prepare for public comment.
Government Professionals
Benchmark performance, audit compliance, understand peer jurisdictions.
Ready to explore?
The platform is live. For API access, bulk data exports, or custom integrations — reach out.