Look Up a Travis County Criminal Case
You can look up the status of a criminal case on the Travis County Odyssey Portal. You can also look up an upcoming court setting in a criminal case on the Travis County Criminal Docket Search website.
Things to Know When Looking Up a Criminal Case
In Travis County, each criminal case is assigned a cause number and a courtroom.
Cause numbers that start with “D-1-DC” are felony cases handled by TCDA. A cause number that starts with the letter “C” is a misdemeanor case handled by the County Attorney’s Office.
The cause number indicates the year a case was filed. A case is usually filed once a person is arrested. For example, a cause number that begins “D-1-DC-23” is a felony case that was filed in 2023.
Every courtroom is assigned a number. In Travis County, there is one Magistrate Court and nine courtrooms that hear felony cases: the 147th, 167th, 299th, 331st, 390th, 403rd, 427th, 450th, and 460th. Each district courtroom is presided over by an elected judge. You can learn more about these criminal courts here.
To find out if a person accused of committing a crime is being held at the Travis County Jail, visit the Travis County Sheriff’s Office website.
If you are a victim or witness who is trying to find information about a case being handled by TCDA, please contact Victim Services at TCDAVictimServices@traviscountytx.gov or (512) 854-9449.