I have already made a join and all I need is a better method to output into a text file
You probably need to look at Data Driven Pages [What are Data Driven Pages?—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop | What’s New in 10: The good ship DS Mapbook has sailed; hello Data Driven Pages | Support Services Bl... ]
As in a grid index layer Grid Index Features—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop in arctoolbox's Cartography toolset