Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Wichita Falls, Texas, in Wichita County, has about 102,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Wichita 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: Wichita Falls public records, Wichita County court records, Wichita Falls arrest records, Wichita Falls warrants, Wichita Falls criminal records, Wichita Falls traffic tickets, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Wichita Falls
Court cases from Wichita Falls are filed in the Wichita 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 Wichita Falls
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at wichitacountytx.com/locations/district-clerk (page title: District Clerk | Wichita County), phone (940) 766-8100, 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 Wichita Falls
Together, the five agencies in Wichita County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,080 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Wichita 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 Wichita Falls guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Wichita Falls criminal records, Wichita Falls divorce records, Wichita Falls traffic tickets and Wichita Falls property records.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which court hears felonies in Wichita Falls?
The Wichita 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 Wichita Falls?
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 Wichita Falls 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.