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 between September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026.
Rains County, Texas, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Rains County depends on where the incident happened: the Rains 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Rains County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Rains County that is the Rains 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.
The FBI's list also carries the Rains Independent School District (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Rains County Sheriff's Office
The Rains County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 8 violent and 29 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 50 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 903-473-3181. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.rains.tx.us/page/rains.sheriff (page title: Rains County, Texas), phone 903-473-3181, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Rains County
The two cities the FBI lists in Rains County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Emory: 4 violent and 13 property crimes reported for 2025; 23 arrests reported for 2025.
- East Tawakoni.
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: Rains County in 2025
The two agencies in Rains County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 12 violent and 42 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Rains County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 73 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Rains County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Rains 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 Rains 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 Rains County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 903-473-3181. Under the Texas Public Information Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Rains 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.