Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Henderson is a city in Rusk County, Texas, with about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Henderson offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Henderson, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Henderson records are kept
- Kept by the City of Henderson: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Rusk County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Rusk County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Henderson City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: hendersontx.us/1297/City-Council (page title: City Council | Henderson, TX)
- Phone: (903) 657-6551
- Address: 300 W. Main St. Henderson, TX 75652
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00AM to 5:00PM
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Henderson
Texas public records law applies to the city government of Henderson. The city runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: hendersontx.us/1397/Open-Records (page title: Open Records | Henderson, TX)
- Address: 300 West Main Street, Second Floor | Henderson, TX 75652
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Henderson Arrest Records
The Henderson arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Henderson's arrests to the FBI and the 412 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Henderson is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Henderson Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Henderson, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Henderson warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Henderson inmate search (the jail page of the Rusk County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Henderson criminal records (the court file, the Texas criminal history and the local arrest records), Henderson court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Henderson traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Henderson DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Henderson divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Henderson property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Henderson website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Henderson offices listed above, and the city's own website is hendersontx.us; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Henderson?
Henderson cases are heard by the courts that serve Rusk County, and people arrested in Henderson are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Rusk County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Henderson?
Through the city's records request page at hendersontx.us/1397/Open-Records. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the department that issued a permit or license for its records.