Texas Municipal Court Information and Location

Each incorporated city in Texas has a municipal court. Texas municipal courts cover more than 900 cities in Texas. The official website of the Texas Municipal court is http://www.courts.state.tx.us/courts/mn.asp.

Texas Municipal courts make all records available to the general public online. Visit the Office of Court Administration (OCA) website at http://www.courts.state.tx.us/oca/. On the left hand menu bar you will notice a link titled Request for Records which will take you to http://www.courts.state.tx.us/rules/openrecstate.asp.

The availability of the OCA records is not governed by either the Texas Public Information Act or the Federal Freedom of Information Act. OCA records are governed by the Rule 12 of the Judicial Administration. The citizens of Texas are free to order such records. For this a written request with enough information to identify the record must be made in writing to:

Administrative Director
Office of Court Administration
P.O. Box 12066,
Austin, Texas 78701

Functions of Texas Municipal Courts

The court is concerned with several services such as:
•    On site training for the court staff, especially judges and court administrators
•    Help in the preparation of the court administration manual, which includes the docket records, deadlines for notices, dismissal dockets and so on
•    Processing of the dockets
•    Assisting in developmental projects like the online court management system which would benefit the staff as well as the citizens of Texas

The Office of Court Administration may be contacted at:

Eva Walla
Office of Court Administration
Court Services Consultant
Telephone Number: (512) 475-1777
Fax Number: (512) 463-1648
Email: eva.walla@courts.state.tx.us

Texas Municipal Court: Jurisdiction

The Municipal court in Texas has jurisdiction over the following matters:
•    Violations of city ordinances
•    Class C Misdemeanors which do not involve a jail term
•    Violations of public health and sanitation laws
•    Fire safety violation
•    Zoning violation
•    Issue of Search and Arrest Warrants
•    Limited jurisdiction over owners of dangerous dogs.

Texas Municipal Court: Contact Information

Contact municipal court personnel at:

Texas Center for the Judiciary   
1210 San Antonio, Suite 800
Austin, Texas 78701
Telephone Number: 512-482-8986
Toll Free Number in Texas: 800-252-9232
Fax Number: 512-469-7664

The court staff and the citizens in some cases are also provided with the option to get themselves educated in court related activities. This is done by means of several workshops conducted by the Texas Municipal Court Clerks office. Users can get a detailed overview of the program by clicking http://www.tmcec.com/tmcec/.

Programs Conducted by the Texas Municipal Court

The clerk’s office is critical to the proper functioning of the Texas Municipal court. The clerk’s office conducts the following programs:
•    A 32 hour new clerk seminar for fresh inductees costing $200.
•    Court administrator seminar for $100
•    Regional clerk seminar for $50
•    Traffic safety conference for $50
•    Maintenance of the official version of the court records
•    Providing the records to the general public on request

Forms for the above programs are available at http://www.tmcec.com/tmcec/public/files/File/2010/FY10%20Registration%20Form.pdf.

Specific Texas Municipal Court Information:

Dallas Texas Court

Houston Courts