Municipal Court Warrants in San Augustine County
One municipal court serves all of San Augustine County. San Augustine Municipal Court, the only one named in the county's official directories and the Texas OCA listing, handles city ordinance and fine-only cases inside the city. Its official pages give payment details and contact numbers. What they do not give is a searchable warrant roster or any warrant-number lookup. The judge and the clerk hold the court file and run the process. San Augustine Police may serve city process, though the police page never claims power to recall a court warrant. For status and for steps to resolve a San Augustine County warrant, call the court itself.
San Augustine County Municipal Warrant Office
You will find the court inside City Hall at 301 S Harrison Street. Judge Jeff Cox is named on the court page, which lays out check, money order, debit or credit card, and online payment choices. The Municipal Court page covers contact and payment only, not warrant lookup.
The San Augustine court runs its own citation and warrant process. Hours differ across city pages, so call before you travel.
Which Cities Have Municipal Courts
San Augustine holds the only Municipal Court identified in San Augustine County. Census records list Broaddus as an incorporated town. Yet the county directory names no Broaddus police department or municipal court, and no Broaddus clerk, citation-payment page, warrant line, or portal exists. Do not assume San Augustine's hours or payment steps apply there.
| Place | Public court record found | Warrant route |
|---|---|---|
| San Augustine city | Municipal Court inside City Hall | Call City Hall court at 936-275-2121 |
| Broaddus town | No town court page located | Use court on citation; JP or Sheriff fallback as appropriate |
San Augustine County Municipal Warrant Hours
The hours conflict. The Municipal Court landing page posts Monday and Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., while the contact page posts Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and notes that non-emergency email gets checked on business days, with replies that may take up to 24 hours. Call to confirm current hours before any visit. That mismatch matters when you need to ask about a setting, a payment, or a possible recall. San Augustine publishes no warrant-specific counter schedule and no walk-in appearance rule, so the phone is the safe route.
How to Check a Municipal Court Warrant
The city's public pages offer contact and payment links, not warrant search fields. A citation number and court date help the clerk pull the right file. If the court says process has gone out for service, ask whether San Augustine Police, the Sheriff, or another agency received it.
- Call the Municipal Court at City Hall and give the citation or cause number.
- Ask whether an FTA warrant, arrest warrant, or capias pro fine is recorded.
- Ask whether an appearance, payment, new setting, or motion is needed.
- Ask whether an online payment updates the court requirement or also recalls process.
- Get the court's confirmation after the action and ask when any agency or DPS update will occur.
San Augustine County Warrant: Police and Court
The San Augustine Police Department lists its station at 810 US-96 / Hwy 96 N, phone 936-275-2384. It publishes no warrant search and no warrant phone line. Police can answer questions about service, but the Municipal Court controls the citation file and any recall order, so start with the City Hall court for court status. When a county-held process is the question, or you cannot tell which agency holds the warrant, the Sheriff is a separate contact at 219 N Harrison, 936-275-2424. No automated feed links the city to the Sheriff, so ask each office which record it checked rather than assuming they share one system. Calling both takes minutes and saves a wrong trip.
What a Municipal Court Warrant Shows
San Augustine publishes no sample warrant and no local number format. Ask the clerk which fields exist and whether the value is current. The case stamp below is illustrative only.
| Citation or cause | Links process to the original city case. |
|---|---|
| Process label | Ask whether it is FTA, arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine. |
| Issue date | Ask when the judge issued it and whether status changed later. |
| Balance or bond | No local bond schedule or amount was located. |
| Current status | Ask whether active, served, recalled, or cleared in the court's system. |
An example placeholder is CITY-CASE-NUMBER. It is not a San Augustine court number.
San Augustine County Municipal Warrant Types
San Augustine County's city court takes on ordinance matters plus fine-only state cases. Skip a court date or leave a judgment unpaid, and Texas rules let the court issue process. The trigger, label, balance, and deadline for your case are not posted anywhere. Rely on the court's own record rather than the citation type.
| Issue | Possible court process | First question |
|---|---|---|
| City citation | FTA or other court process | Has a warrant issued, or is the citation still open? |
| Unpaid judgment | Capias pro fine may apply under law | Does the court require payment, hearing, or another option? |
| Criminal allegation | Arrest process under the applicable court route | Which judge or magistrate issued the order? |
San Augustine County Warrant Payment Limits
The city's "Pay Other Items" page tells you to call City Hall and finish any required steps first. Paying online covers the citation payment and nothing more. A receipt, in other words, is not proof that a warrant or capias was recalled. Ask the clerk whether the court wants a new setting, a payment plan, a financial-ability hearing, a motion, or an appearance in person. San Augustine County's city publishes no warrant recall form and no bond instructions. So keep your receipt, and get the clerk to confirm where the court's process stands.
Resolving a Municipal Court Warrant
Call 936-275-2121 before you go in. Have the clerk name the process, the current balance, and the next step in court. If a failure-to-appear warrant is involved, ask whether a voluntary appearance under Chapter 45A applies, and whether the judge wants a hearing or a motion first. Paying a city citation online can carry convenience fees, though the page never states the amount. If DPS has the matter under FTA or FTP, ask the court if it participates in that program and when compliance gets reported. Keep in mind that DPS's statewide service will not confirm a warrant. For the wider San Augustine County chain, the San Augustine County warrant overview lays out the Sheriff and JP contacts.
San Augustine County Warrant Record Access
You can request city court records from the City of San Augustine under Texas public-information law. No city request portal appears on the court or police pages, and no public-information officer is named there. Ask City Hall where to send a written Texas Public Information Act request. Juvenile files, sealed files, and other protected material can be withheld.
Key rules:
Texas Government Code Chapter 552 covers public information and statutory exceptions.
Texas Family Code Chapter 58 protects juvenile records in specified situations.