The first record we have is from 1891. Joe Brown bought eight city lots (which includes the land where Hale County Abstract and Title Co. was located) for $22.94. It was then sold to W.B. Martine in 1906 and was incorporated at that time. In 1908 it was sold to a firm called Martine and Sanders.

 

The business and property remained in the Martine family for many years and was later purchased by Mrs. Tommie Johnson. Mrs. Johnson then sold to American Land Title out of Amarillo in 1993. In 1998 Hale County Abstract purchased Swisher County Abstract and then Cowsert Abstract in Dimmit in 2000. American Land Title remained the owners of Hale County Abstract until May of 2005. The business was then sold to First American Title Insurance Company and they were the owners until 2008 when they sold to Deliece Harrison, who had been an employee of Hale County Abstract since 1988.

 

In April 2018, Deliece sold the company to Hale County Abstract and Title Co., L.P. Luke Martin, who is from El Paso, Texas, moved to Plainview to run the day-to-day operations. His father John, who has over 40 years experience in the title industry, provides periodic assistance to the HCAT staff. John served as the TLTA (Texas Land Title Association) President for the 2018-2019 term. In 2023, Luke sold the HCAT assets to Lone Star Title Company of El Paso and most all assets were relocated to the El Paso operations. From our offices in El Paso and Little Field we still provide 100% title agency services to our customers.

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We are licensed to examine title in Hale, Swisher, Lamb, Bailey, Castro and Briscoe Counties. Closings may be arranged at either of our office locations (El Paso or Littlefield).  We can handle 1031 exchange transactions, as well as new construction, home equity, and straight refinance loans, and REO properties on commercial land and residential properties. Hale County Abstract is locally owned and operated.