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 4, 2026.
Port Lavaca, Texas, in Calhoun County, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Calhoun 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, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Port Lavaca public records, Calhoun County court records, Port Lavaca arrest records, Port Lavaca warrants, Port Lavaca inmate search, Port Lavaca criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Port Lavaca
Court cases from Port Lavaca are filed in the Calhoun 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 Port Lavaca
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at calhouncoclerk.org (page title: Calhoun County Clerk | Calhoun County | Port Lavaca, Texas), phone (361) 553-4411, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.
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 Port Lavaca
Together, the four agencies in Calhoun County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 671 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Calhoun County District Court or the County Courts and Justice Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at calhouncotx.org/calhoun-county-district-attorney (page title: Calhoun County District Attorney | Calhoun County Texas), phone 361-553-4422, 211 S. Ann Street, Suite 302 Port Lavaca TX 77979, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the Texas Department of Public Safety, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Port Lavaca guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Port Lavaca criminal records, Port Lavaca divorce records, Port Lavaca traffic tickets, Port Lavaca DUI and Port Lavaca property records.
More Official Court Pages for Calhoun County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Calhoun County and Texas. These court pages from its Calhoun County listing were opened again on October 1, 2026 and each one still answers:
- 25.0003, General statutory county court jurisdiction. (txcourts.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Port Lavaca?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at calhouncoclerk.org, phone (361) 553-4411.
Which court hears felonies in Port Lavaca?
The Calhoun 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 Port Lavaca?
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 Port Lavaca 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.