Submit an Open Records Request to TCDA

Open records requests may be submitted to TCDA by email, standard mail, or in-person.

Please send open records requests to:

DAOpenRecordsRequests@traviscountytx.gov
Travis County District Attorney’s Office
Attn: Open Records Division
PO Box 1748
Austin, Texas 78767

Open records requests may also be delivered in-person to the following address:

Travis County District Attorney’s Office
Ronald Earle Building
416 W 11th Street
Austin, Texas 78701 (Map)

Upon receiving an open records request, TCDA has ten business days to respond. If the request is voluminous, the requestor may be asked to pay a fee before TCDA can provide the responsive documents.

When submitting an open records request to TCDA, please provide a specific description of the information or documents that you are requesting to avoid the need for clarification. Examples of helpful information to include in your request are the cause number, the defendant’s name, the title and date of a document you are seeking, or other personal identifiers about an individual involved in the case, like a date of birth or a driver’s license number.

Please remember that TCDA prosecutes felony offenses. Felony cases typically have cause numbers that begin “D-1-DC”.  For general information about the open records process, please visit the Office of the Attorney General’s website or call their Open Government Hotline at (512) 478-6736 or (877) 673-6839.

Records requests relating to a court’s judgement or the disposition of a criminal case must be submitted to a clerk’s office. Court records requests related to a misdemeanor case may be submitted to the Travis County Clerk. Court records requests related to a felony case may be submitted to the Travis County District Clerk.

To request records related to a misdemeanor case, please get in touch with the Travis County Attorney’s Office. Misdemeanor cases typically have cause numbers that begin “C-1-CR”.