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.
San Marcos, Texas, in Hays County, has about 74,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Hays 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: San Marcos public records, Hays County court records, San Marcos arrest records, San Marcos warrants, San Marcos inmate search, San Marcos criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from San Marcos
Court cases from San Marcos are filed in the Hays 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 San Marcos
For Hays County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at hayscountytx.gov/492/District-Clerk-Records-Search-Copy-Reque (page title: District Clerk Records Search & Copy Requests | Hays County, TX), phone 512-393-7625, 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 San Marcos
Together, the four agencies in Hays County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,754 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Hays County District Court or the County Courts and Justice Courts.
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 Marcos guides take the kinds of file one at a time: San Marcos criminal records, San Marcos divorce records, San Marcos traffic tickets, San Marcos DUI and San Marcos property records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in San Marcos?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at hayscountytx.gov, phone 512-393-7625.
Which court hears felonies in San Marcos?
The Hays 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 Marcos?
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 Marcos 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.