Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime 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 on September 23, 2026.
Montague County, Texas, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Montague County depends on where the incident happened: the Montague County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Texas Public Information Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Montague County public records, Montague County arrest records, Montague County warrants, Montague County inmate search, Montague County property records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Montague County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Montague County that is the Montague County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
Reports from the Montague County Sheriff's Office
The Montague County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 14 violent and 80 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 41 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at montaguesheriff.com/detention-center.html (page title: County Jail), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Montague County
The three cities the FBI lists in Montague County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Bowie: 15 violent and 93 property crimes reported for 2025; 74 arrests reported for 2025.
- Nocona: 43 arrests reported for 2020.
- St. Jo: 1,188 arrests reported for 2025.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Montague County in 2025
The two agencies in Montague County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 29 violent and 173 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Montague County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,303 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Texas Public Information Act Requires
Under the Texas Public Information Act the agency must answer a request within 10 business days, and it may charge the copy rates set by the Attorney General, plus labor for large requests. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at co.montague.tx.us/page/montague.OpenRecords (page title: Montague County, Texas).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 940-894-6211, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Montague County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Montague County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
How long does an agency in Montague County have to answer?
Under the Texas Public Information Act, within 10 business days. It may charge the copy rates set by the Attorney General, plus labor for large requests.
How do I get a report from the Montague County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Montague 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.