Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 1, 2026.
Gun Barrel City, Texas, in Henderson County, has about 7,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Gun Barrel City depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Texas Public Information Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Gun Barrel City public records, Henderson County police reports, Gun Barrel City arrest records, Gun Barrel City warrants, Gun Barrel City inmate search, Gun Barrel City criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Gun Barrel City
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
Inside Gun Barrel City that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Gun Barrel City Police Department); outside it, the Henderson County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's agency list also places six other agencies and one campus police department in Henderson County, each with a records office of its own.
The Frankston Police Department and the Mabank Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Henderson County, so their arrests are not broken out for Henderson County here.
Reports from the Gun Barrel City Police
For Gun Barrel City, SearchSystems opened and checked the Gun Barrel City police records page at gunbarrelcity.gov/DocumentCenter/View/147/Police-Application-for-Pu... (page title: GUN BARREL CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION), phone 903-887-7151, 298 Municipal Dr Gun Barrel City, TX 75156, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Gun Barrel City had 9 violent and 133 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 308 arrests for 2024.
Reports from the Henderson County Sheriff's Office
The Henderson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 118 violent and 389 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 410 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at sheriffhendersoncounty.com/inmate-lookup (page title: Inmate Lookup | Henderson County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the Texas Public Information Act Requires
The Texas Public Information Act sets the rules: an answer within 10 business days, at a charge of the copy rates set by the Attorney General, plus labor for large requests, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at hendersontx.us/1397/Open-Records (page title: Open Records | Henderson, TX).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Gun Barrel City?
From the agency that took it. The Gun Barrel City police records page is at gunbarrelcity.gov, phone 903-887-7151; the sheriff's reports come from the Henderson County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Gun Barrel City have to answer?
Under the Texas Public Information Act, within 10 business days. It may charge the copy rates set by the Attorney General, plus labor for large requests.
How do I get a report from the Henderson County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Gun Barrel City website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.