Texas City Background Check Records

Major Texas cities have their own police departments and municipal courts that hold certain types of public records. City police departments handle offense reports, incident records, and open records requests under the Texas Public Information Act. Municipal courts handle Class C misdemeanor cases and traffic citations. For felony criminal records and civil court filings, the records are held at the county level through the County Clerk or District Clerk. Each city below links to a page covering local background check resources, including law enforcement contacts, municipal court information, and the county resources that serve that city. Select a city to find specific contacts, search tools, and record request instructions.

Houston San Antonio Dallas Fort Worth Austin El Paso Arlington Corpus Christi Plano Lubbock Laredo Irving Garland Frisco McKinney Grand Prairie Amarillo Brownsville Denton Killeen Mesquite Pasadena McAllen Lewisville Midland Round Rock Carrollton Pearland Abilene College Station Waco Tyler League City Richardson Sugar Land Beaumont Odessa Allen Wichita Falls New Braunfels Conroe San Angelo Edinburg Georgetown Temple Bryan Baytown Missouri City Longview Flower Mound Mansfield Pharr Leander Mission