Travis County Expunction Expo Application Portal Opens for Residents to Apply to Clear Old Criminal Records

Travis County, TX — The Travis County Expunction Team invites our community to apply and pre-qualify for the 6th Travis County Expunction Expo, which will take place on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Residents who successfully complete the expunction process to clear their criminal records improve their access to jobs, financial assistance for higher education, and housing. Since 2020, Travis County officials have helped 617 residents clear their criminal charges.

The sixth Travis County Expunction Expo is a collaboration between Travis County District Attorney José Garza, Travis County Attorney Delia Garza, and Travis County District Clerk Velva L. Price.

The online portal to apply for the Expunction Expo is open for individuals with prior arrests in Travis County. These cases may include instances in which someone was never charged or indicted or, in some cases, if a criminal charge was dismissed or a person was acquitted, pardoned, or completed a diversion program. Their cases may still appear on a person’s criminal background check without an expunction.

Community members may gather information and apply until Friday, April 5, 2024, using the following links.

English: https://www.traviscountytx.gov/district-clerk/expunction-expo
Español: https://www.traviscountytx.gov/district-clerk/expunction-expo-spn

Applicants with questions may send an email to ExpunctionExpo@traviscountytx.gov

According to Texas law, your case may qualify for an expunction if any of the following apply:

• You were arrested in Travis County, but a charge was never filed or was no billed by the grand jury
• You have a criminal charge that a judge dismissed
• You successfully completed a Diversion Program, such as Pretrial Diversion, Drug Court, etc.
• You were acquitted on your charge by a judge or jury (usually by a finding of “Not Guilty”), an appellate court, or
• You were convicted of a crime but later pardoned by the Governor of Texas or the President of the United States.

According to Texas law, your case does not qualify for an expunction if any of the following apply:

• Your case is still pending;
• You were convicted in the case you want to be expunged or erased even if you just paid a fine (convictions on other cases do not prevent expunction).
• You were placed on probation, community supervision, or deferred adjudication for any felony or Class A or B misdemeanor you want to be expunged, even if your case was later dismissed (Class C deferred prosecution is the only exception).

Participants who prequalify will be paired with volunteer attorneys from the Travis County Law Library, Capital Area Private Defender Service, Travis County Public Defender’s Office, and Volunteer Legal Services to help them file the necessary paperwork to clear their criminal records.

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