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 September 25, 2026.
San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County, has about 1.5 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Bexar 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: San Antonio public records, Bexar County court records, San Antonio arrest records, San Antonio warrants, San Antonio inmate search, San Antonio criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from San Antonio
Court cases from San Antonio are filed in the Bexar County District Court, which hears felonies, divorces, land title cases and civil cases without a dollar limit.
Below it, 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 San Antonio
For Bexar County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at bexar.org/3021/Searches-Records (page title: Justice System Searches & Records | Bexar County, TX), phone 210-335-2011, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 San Antonio
Together, the 20 agencies in Bexar County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 56,468 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Bexar County District Court or the County Courts and Justice Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at bexar.org/3273/District-Attorneys-Office (page title: District Attorney's Office | Bexar County, TX), phone 210-335-2311, 101 W. Nueva St San Antonio, TX 78205, Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
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 San Antonio guides take the kinds of file one at a time: San Antonio criminal records, San Antonio divorce records, San Antonio traffic tickets, San Antonio DUI and San Antonio property records.
More Official Court Pages for Bexar County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Bexar County and Texas. These court pages from its Bexar County listing were opened again on October 1, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Courts, Bexar County, TX (bexar.org)
- District Clerk Attorney Search (attorneysearch.bexar.org)
- Fourth Court of Appeals (txcourts.gov)
- Justice of the Peace (bexar.org)
- Municipal Court (ci.selma.tx.us)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in San Antonio?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at bexar.org/3021/Searches-Records, phone 210-335-2011.
Which court hears felonies in San Antonio?
The Bexar 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 San Antonio?
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 San Antonio 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.