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 September 25, 2026.
La Marque, Texas, in Galveston County, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from La Marque 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from La Marque
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 La Marque that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as La Marque Police Department); outside it, the Galveston County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's agency list also places 11 other agencies and three campus police departments in Galveston County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the La Marque Police
For La Marque, SearchSystems opened and checked the La Marque police records page at cityoflamarque.gov/263/Police-Records (page title: Police Records Section | La Marque, TX), phone 409.938.9231, 431 Bayou Rd. La Marque, TX 77568, Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for La Marque had 87 violent and 408 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 941 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Galveston County Sheriff's Office
The Galveston County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 139 violent and 386 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,587 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at p2c.galvestoncountytx.gov/jailinmates.aspx (page title: Request Rejected), 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 galvestoncountytx.gov/our-county/district-attorney/open-records-req... (page title: Open Records Request | Galveston County, TX).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (409) 770-6044, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in La Marque?
From the agency that took it. The La Marque police records page is at cityoflamarque.gov/263/Police-Records, phone 409.938.9231; the sheriff's reports come from the Galveston County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in La Marque 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 Galveston 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 La Marque 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.