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.
Gonzales County, Texas, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Gonzales 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Gonzales County public records, Gonzales County arrest records, Gonzales County warrants, Gonzales County criminal records, Gonzales County police reports, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Gonzales County
In Gonzales County, the Gonzales County District Court 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 Gonzales County
For Gonzales County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at co.gonzales.tx.us/page/gonzales.district.clerk (page title: District Clerk | Gonzales County, Texas), phone (830)672-2326, 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 Gonzales County
Together, the five agencies in Gonzales County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 389 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Gonzales County District Court or the County Courts and Justice Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at co.gonzales.tx.us/default.aspx?Gonzales_County%2FDistrict.Attorney= (page title: Gonzales County, Texas), 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 Gonzales County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Gonzales County criminal records, Gonzales County divorce records, Gonzales County traffic tickets, Gonzales County DUI and Gonzales County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Gonzales County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Gonzales County and Texas. These court pages from its Gonzales County listing were opened again on October 1, 2026 and each one still answers:
- 25.0003, General statutory county court jurisdiction. (txcourts.gov)
Cities in Gonzales County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Gonzales 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 Gonzales, Nixon, Waelder and Smiley.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which court hears felonies in Gonzales County?
The Gonzales 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 Gonzales 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 Gonzales 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.