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.
Donley County, Texas, has about 3,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Donley 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Donley County public records, Donley County arrest records, Donley County warrants, Donley County inmate search, Donley County criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Donley County
Court cases from Donley County are filed in the Donley 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 Donley County
For Donley County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at co.donley.tx.us/page/donley.County.Clerk (page title: Donley County, Texas), phone (806) 874-3351, 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 Donley County
The Donley County Sheriff's Office reported 13 arrests to the FBI for 2025; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Donley County District Court or the County Courts and Justice Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at co.donley.tx.us/page/donley.District.Attorney (page title: District Attorney | Donley County, Texas), phone (806) 447-0055, 300 Sully St Clarendon, TX 79226, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
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 Donley County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Donley County criminal records, Donley County divorce records, Donley County traffic tickets and Donley County DUI.
Cities in Donley County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Donley County District Court or the County Courts and Justice Courts; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Clarendon, Howardwick and Hedley.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which court hears felonies in Donley County?
The Donley 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 Donley County?
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 Donley County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.