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. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Madison County, Texas, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Madison County comes from a judge of the Madison County District Court or the County Courts and Justice Courts, is served by whichever agency finds the person, and is recorded in the court file of the case it was issued in. This guide says who issues and serves warrants here, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one and how one is cleared.
This guide covers who issues warrants, who serves warrants, after a warrant arrest, checking for a warrant, clearing a warrant, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Madison County public records, Madison County arrest records, Madison County inmate search, Madison County police reports, Madison County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Madison County
In Texas an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Madison County that means the Madison County District Court, which hears felonies, divorces, land title cases and civil cases without a dollar limit; the County Courts and Justice Courts issue their own warrants on the cases before them. A city with a municipal court of its own issues warrants on the tickets and ordinance cases it tries.
A bench warrant follows a missed court date in any of those courts. Whichever kind it is, the warrant is part of the file of the case it was issued in, and the District Clerk for district court cases and the County Clerk for county court cases keep that file.
Texas has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Serves Warrants in Madison County
The Madison County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Madisonville serve warrants in Madison County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Madison County: the Madisonville Independent School District, Madison County Constable at Precinct 3 & 4 and Madison County Constable at Precinct 1 & 2 (other agency); each serves warrants on its own ground.
The Normangee Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Madison County, so its arrests are not broken out for Madison County here.
A warrant issued in Madison County is good anywhere in Texas, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the two agencies in Madison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 263 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Madison County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Madison County Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Madison County Sheriff's Office, held about 40 people on an average day so far in 2026 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at co.madison.tx.us/page/madison.sheriff, phone 936-348-2755. The Madison County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Madison County on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Madison County
The place to check for a warrant from Madison County is the District Attorney, phone 936-348-7049, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Madison County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's and the prosecutor's) is a list of open warrants, so a check means asking the court or the prosecutor about a case by name.
Clearing a Warrant from Madison County
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Madison County that means appearing before the Madison County District Court or the County Courts and Justice Courts, with the case put back on the calendar through the District Clerk for district court cases and the County Clerk for county court cases.
A missed date in a case before the County Courts and Justice Courts is handled by that court, not by the Madison County District Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at co.madison.tx.us, phone 936-348-7049.
More Official Wanted and Warrant Pages for Madison County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Madison County and Texas. These wanted and warrant pages from its Madison County listing were opened again on October 1, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Updated Warrant List (madisonsheriffne.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Madison County?
Not from the Madison County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court that issued it keeps the record; ask the District Clerk for district court cases and the County Clerk for county court cases.
Who serves warrants in Madison County?
The Madison County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; a Texas warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Madison County held?
At the county jail, run by the Madison County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Madison County cleared?
By appearing before the court that issued it; the judge recalls the warrant in court. The case is put back on the calendar through the District Clerk for district court cases and the County Clerk for county court cases.
Is this the official Madison 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.