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 30, 2026.
Hartley County, Texas, has about 5,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Hartley 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: Hartley County public records, Hartley County arrest records, Hartley County warrants, Hartley County inmate search, Hartley County criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Hartley County
Court cases from Hartley County are filed in the Hartley 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 Hartley County
For Hartley County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at co.hartley.tx.us/page/Justice (page title: Justice of the Peace | Hartley County, Texas), phone 806.244.2939, 1401 Walnut Ave Dalhart, TX 79022, Monday - Thursday 8:30 AM To 5:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 27, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, the County Courts and Justice Courts, not to the Hartley County District Court.
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 Hartley County
The Hartley County Sheriff's Office reported 3 arrests to the FBI for 2025; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Hartley County District Court or the County Courts and Justice Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at co.hartley.tx.us/page/District.Attorney (page title: District Attorney | Hartley County, Texas), phone 806-935-5654, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
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 Hartley County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Hartley County criminal records, Hartley County traffic tickets, Hartley County DUI and Hartley County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Hartley County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Hartley County and Texas. These court pages from its Hartley County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- 25.0003, General statutory county court jurisdiction. (txcourts.gov)
Cities in Hartley County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Hartley 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 one city in the county is Channing.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Hartley County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at co.hartley.tx.us/page/Justice, phone 806.244.2939; it belongs to a lower court, the County Courts and Justice Courts, not to the Hartley County District Court.
Which court hears felonies in Hartley County?
The Hartley 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 Hartley 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 Hartley 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.