County Guides
Expunction in all 254 Texas counties
Expunctions are filed in the county where the arrest happened — and every county has its own courts, agencies, and local practice. Start with your county's guide below. We file statewide.
Major counties
Harris County
Houston · the Houston metro area
Harris County is the largest criminal jurisdiction in Texas. Expunction petitions are civil filings made in the Harris County district courts in downtown Houston, with most criminal matters centered at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center. Felonies are prosecuted in the county's criminal district courts and misdemeanors in the County Criminal Courts at Law — and knowing which court handled the underlying case matters when assembling the expunction petition.
Local expunction guide →Dallas County
Dallas · the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
Dallas County expunctions are filed in the county's district courts, with criminal matters centered at the Frank Crowley Courts Building west of downtown Dallas. Felonies run through the criminal district courts; misdemeanors through the County Criminal Courts.
Local expunction guide →Tarrant County
Fort Worth · the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
Tarrant County expunctions are filed in the district courts in Fort Worth, where criminal matters are centered at the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center. Felony cases run through the criminal district courts; misdemeanors through the County Criminal Courts.
Local expunction guide →Bexar County
San Antonio · South Texas
Bexar County expunctions are filed in the district courts in downtown San Antonio, where criminal matters are centered at the Cadena-Reeves Justice Center. Felonies are heard in the criminal district courts and misdemeanors in the County Courts at Law.
Local expunction guide →Travis County
Austin · Central Texas
Travis County expunctions are filed in the district courts in downtown Austin, with criminal matters centered at the Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center. Felonies run through the district courts and misdemeanors through the County Courts at Law, with the County Attorney prosecuting most misdemeanors.
Local expunction guide →Collin County
McKinney · the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
Collin County expunctions are filed in the district courts at the county courthouse in McKinney. Felonies are heard in the district courts; misdemeanors in the County Courts at Law, serving Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Allen, and the county's fast-growing suburbs.
Local expunction guide →Denton County
Denton · the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
Denton County expunctions are filed in the district courts at the courts complex in Denton. Felonies run through the district courts and misdemeanors through the County Criminal Courts, covering Denton, Lewisville, Flower Mound, and the county's I-35 corridor.
Local expunction guide →Hidalgo County
Edinburg · the Rio Grande Valley
Hidalgo County expunctions are filed in the district courts at the courthouse in Edinburg, serving McAllen, Mission, Pharr, and the wider Rio Grande Valley. Felonies are heard in the district courts and misdemeanors in the County Courts at Law.
Local expunction guide →El Paso County
El Paso · far West Texas
El Paso County expunctions are filed in the district courts at the Enrique Moreno County Courthouse in downtown El Paso. Felonies run through the district courts and misdemeanors through the County Criminal Courts at Law.
Local expunction guide →Fort Bend County
Richmond · the Houston metro area
Fort Bend County expunctions are filed in the district courts at the justice center in Richmond, serving Sugar Land, Missouri City, Katy-area neighborhoods, and one of the fastest-growing, most diverse counties in America.
Local expunction guide →Montgomery County
Conroe · the Houston metro area
Montgomery County expunctions are filed in the district courts at the courthouse in Conroe, serving The Woodlands, Conroe, Magnolia, and the fast-growing corridor north of Houston.
Local expunction guide →Williamson County
Georgetown · Central Texas
Williamson County expunctions are filed in the district courts at the Williamson County Justice Center in Georgetown, serving Round Rock, Cedar Park, Leander, and Austin's northern suburbs.
Local expunction guide →Cameron County
Brownsville · the Rio Grande Valley
Cameron County expunctions are filed in the district courts at the courthouse in Brownsville, serving Harlingen, San Benito, South Padre Island, and the lower Valley.
Local expunction guide →Brazoria County
Angleton · the Houston metro area
Brazoria County expunctions are filed in the district courts at the courthouse in Angleton, serving Pearland, Lake Jackson, Alvin, and the coastal industrial corridor south of Houston.
Local expunction guide →Bell County
Belton · Central Texas
Bell County expunctions are filed in the district courts at the Bell County Justice Center in Belton, serving Killeen, Temple, and the communities around Fort Cavazos (formerly Fort Hood).
Local expunction guide →Nueces County
Corpus Christi · the Texas Gulf Coast
Nueces County expunctions are filed in the district courts at the courthouse in Corpus Christi, serving the Coastal Bend region.
Local expunction guide →Galveston County
Galveston · the Houston metro area
Galveston County expunctions are filed in the district courts at the Galveston County Justice Center, serving Galveston Island, League City, Texas City, and the coastal communities southeast of Houston.
Local expunction guide →Lubbock County
Lubbock · the South Plains
Lubbock County expunctions are filed in the district courts at the courthouse in downtown Lubbock, the legal hub of the South Plains.
Local expunction guide →Webb County
Laredo · South Texas
Webb County expunctions are filed in the district courts at the courthouse in Laredo, the largest inland port on the U.S.–Mexico border.
Local expunction guide →Jefferson County
Beaumont · Southeast Texas
Jefferson County expunctions are filed in the district courts in Beaumont, serving Port Arthur, Nederland, and the refinery corridor of Southeast Texas.
Local expunction guide →McLennan County
Waco · Central Texas
McLennan County expunctions are filed in the district courts at the courthouse in Waco, the hub of the I-35 corridor between Dallas and Austin.
Local expunction guide →Every county, by region
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