Texas County Felony Records

Texas has 254 counties, and each one maintains its own set of felony case files through the District Clerk's office. When a felony is charged in Texas, the case is filed in the District Court of the county where the offense occurred. The District Clerk is the official custodian of all records from those courts. That includes charging documents, plea agreements, jury verdicts, sentencing orders, and the full docket history of every case. Felony records at the county level go back decades in most jurisdictions, and many counties now offer online access to basic case information. For certified copies or full case files, you contact the District Clerk directly.

The way you access felony records can vary from one county to the next. Larger counties like Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, and Travis run their own online public access portals where you can search by name or cause number at no charge. Mid-size counties often use the statewide re:SearchTX system operated by the Texas Judicial Branch. Smaller and more rural counties may require an in-person visit or a written request by mail to the District Clerk. In many rural counties, the District Clerk and County Clerk share an office, and one clerk handles records for multiple courts.

Texas felony cases are heard in District Courts, each of which serves one or more counties depending on the judicial district. Some large counties have dozens of district courts, each assigned to specific case types. Harris County alone has over 20 district courts that handle criminal cases. Smaller counties may share a single district court with neighboring counties. The District Clerk for each county can tell you which court handled a specific case and where the file is kept.

Under Texas Government Code Chapter 552, court records are generally public. You do not need to be a party to the case to request copies. Standard copy fees apply and vary by county. Most District Clerks charge $1 per page for plain copies. Certified copies cost more. The statewide re:SearchTX portal at research.txcourts.gov offers free basic case lookups and covers all 254 counties. For full document access, a subscription may be required.

The Texas Department of Public Safety also maintains the Computerized Criminal History (CCH) system, which captures felony arrests and dispositions from all 254 counties. The CCH is a statewide record, while the District Clerk's file is the local record. Both are useful depending on what you are looking for. The CCH shows arrest history and case outcomes statewide. The District Clerk's file has the actual court documents. Select any county below to find local contact information, court portals, and resources specific to that county.

All 254 Texas Counties

Select a county to find felony records resources, District Clerk contact information, and local court search tools for that area.

Anderson Andrews Angelina Aransas Archer Armstrong Atascosa Austin Bailey Bandera Bastrop Baylor Bee Bell Bexar Blanco Borden Bosque Bowie Brazoria Brazos Brewster Briscoe Brooks Brown Burleson Burnet Caldwell Calhoun Callahan Cameron Camp Carson Cass Castro Chambers Cherokee Childress Clay Cochran Coke Coleman Collin Collingsworth Colorado Comal Comanche Concho Cooke Coryell Cottle Crane Crockett Crosby Culberson Dallam Dallas Dawson Deaf Smith Delta Denton DeWitt Dickens Dimmit Donley Duval Eastland Ector Edwards El Paso Ellis Erath Falls Fannin Fayette Fisher Floyd Foard Fort Bend Franklin Freestone Frio Gaines Galveston Garza Gillespie Glasscock Goliad Gonzales Gray Grayson Gregg Grimes Guadalupe Hale Hall Hamilton Hansford Hardeman Hardin Harris Harrison Hartley Haskell Hays Hemphill Henderson Hidalgo Hill Hockley Hood Hopkins Houston Howard Hudspeth Hunt Hutchinson Irion Jack Jackson Jasper Jeff Davis Jefferson Jim Hogg Jim Wells Johnson Jones Karnes Kaufman Kendall Kenedy Kent Kerr Kimble King Kinney Kleberg Knox La Salle Lamar Lamb Lampasas Lavaca Lee Leon Liberty Limestone Lipscomb Live Oak Llano Loving Lubbock Lynn Madison Marion Martin Mason Matagorda Maverick McCulloch McLennan McMullen Medina Menard Midland Milam Mills Mitchell Montague Montgomery Moore Morris Motley Nacogdoches Navarro Newton Nolan Nueces Ochiltree Oldham Orange Palo Pinto Panola Parker Parmer Pecos Polk Potter Presidio Rains Randall Reagan Real Red River Reeves Refugio Roberts Robertson Rockwall Runnels Rusk Sabine San Augustine San Jacinto San Patricio San Saba Schleicher Scurry Shackelford Shelby Sherman Smith Somervell Starr Stephens Sterling Stonewall Sutton Swisher Tarrant Taylor Terrell Terry Throckmorton Titus Tom Green Travis Trinity Tyler Upshur Upton Uvalde Val Verde Van Zandt Victoria Walker Waller Ward Washington Webb Wharton Wheeler Wichita Wilbarger Willacy Williamson Wilson Winkler Wise Wood Yoakum Young Zapata Zavala