Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest 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.
Henderson, Texas, in Rusk County, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Rusk County District Court and the County Courts and Justice Courts, and the file of each case, kept by the District Clerk for district court cases and the County Clerk for county court cases, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files and common questions.
Related guides: Henderson public records, Rusk County court records, Henderson arrest records, Henderson warrants, Henderson inmate search, Henderson criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Henderson
Court cases from Henderson are filed in the Rusk County District Court, which hears felonies, divorces, land title cases and civil cases without a dollar limit.
The County Courts and Justice Courts take misdemeanors in the County Court or County Court at Law; traffic tickets, evictions and small claims in the Justice Courts.
A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the District Court, and the file stays with the District Clerk.
The District Clerk for district court cases and the County Clerk for county court cases keep the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Texas Public Information Act.
Looking Up a Case from Henderson
For Rusk County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at ruskcountytx.gov/page/rusk.County.Court (page title: Rusk County, Texas), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Texas has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The appellate courts' case search is at search.txcourts.gov/CaseSearch.aspx?coa=cossup.
What Reaches the Court from Henderson
Together, the six agencies in Rusk County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 710 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Rusk County District Court or the County Courts and Justice Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at ruskcountytx.gov/page/rusk.District.Attorney (page title: County/District Attorney), phone (903) 657-0304, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
The Kinds of Court Files
Criminal cases, divorces, traffic tickets and evictions all end up as files of these courts, and the file is what the public sees of each.
The other Henderson guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Henderson criminal records, Henderson divorce records, Henderson traffic tickets, Henderson DUI and Henderson property records.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which court hears felonies in Henderson?
The Rusk County District Court, which hears felonies, divorces, land title cases and civil cases without a dollar limit. The County Courts and Justice Courts take misdemeanors in the County Court or County Court at Law; traffic tickets, evictions and small claims in the Justice Courts.
Who keeps the court records in Henderson?
The District Clerk for district court cases and the County Clerk for county court cases. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Texas?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Henderson 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.