Gillespie County Jail

A magistrate does, and jail staff only carry out the order. Officers get two days at most, counting from the arrest, to put the person before a magistrate, and sooner is expected (CCP 14.06, 15.17). Appearing by video from a jail room is allowed.

Plenty of judges qualify as magistrates under CCP 2A.151: city judges, each justice of the peace, the county judge, the county court at law bench and district judges. Anyone setting a felony bond, or a bond on a misdemeanor that can mean jail, needs state bail training first (CCP 17.023, 17.024). Expect the magistrate to:

• name the accusation and go over rights, like silence, an examining trial and a lawyer in the room during police questions
• show how to request an appointed attorney and help with that paperwork
• read a public safety report before any bond on Class B or above (CCP 17.022)
• rule on bail inside the 48 hours, choosing the gentlest terms that still keep the community safe and make a court return likely (CCP 17.028)

Four justice of the peace precincts serve the county. Reach Precinct 1 at 830-307-6193. Precincts 2, 3 and 4 use one number, 830-307-3737; name your precinct when staff pick up.

The Code of Criminal Procedure offers three roads out before trial (CCP 17.01 to 17.03):

• Cash bond. You hand over the full bail, and the county holds it until the case closes. It comes back if all conditions held.
• Surety bond. Someone with enough assets, most often a professional bondsman, signs on for the whole sum and keeps a fee for the risk.
• Personal bond. Just a signature and a promise. No dollars change hands at the jail.

That last option has limits. The statute's list of violent offenses rules it out, and so do terroristic threats at Class A or higher, gun possession after a felony conviction, and breaking some kinds of protective order. A person already out on a violent case who picks up a new charge can't get one either. With burglary, organized crime or some major drug felonies, only the judge actually hearing the case may grant one (CCP 17.03).

Judges can attach conditions to any bond, too, such as staying away from an accuser. A second DWI, or DWI with a kid as a passenger, means the car must carry an ignition interlock (CCP 17.441). Curious how all this works across the state? Click over to our Texas bail laws page anytime.

You won't find a state price list in Texas. The magistrate builds each bail around one person and one case, using seven factors (CCP 17.15):

1. Does the figure give the person a real reason to come back?
2. Bail can never be a weapon against someone.
3. How serious was the offense, and did it involve violence?
4. What can this person actually raise? They may show proof.
5. Are the victim, officers and neighbors kept safe?
6. What do the record and safety report say?
7. Is the person a U.S. citizen?

Hard dollar caps show up in only a single rule. It covers people arrested without a warrant whose probable cause wasn't ruled on in time. For a misdemeanor the release deadline is hour 24 and the bail ceiling is $5,000. Felony limits are hour 48 and $10,000. Can't afford that? Then release comes on a personal bond (CCP 17.033).

For the number on your loved one's charges, call the Sheriff's Office at 830-997-7585 and ask for the jail.

The Sheriff accepts bail for prisoners in the county jail, so bonds go through the Sheriff's Office at 1601 East Main Street, Fredericksburg, TX 78624. Work through this list:

1. Dial 830-990-8793, pick the jail, and spell out the person's full legal name with their birthday.
2. Write down each bond figure, confirm the magistrate hearing has happened, and ask what hours bonds are accepted today.
3. Get a money order or cashier's check that covers the bond to the penny. Make it payable to the Gillespie County Sheriff's Office.
4. Carry a valid government photo ID. No ID means no bond.
5. Keep that receipt somewhere safe, because refunds follow the name typed on that slip.

Going through a bondsman instead? The surety handles the jail paperwork, and your deal is with the surety.

For someone sitting in jail, bail goes to the Sheriff's Office. After charges are filed, though, each court's clerk holds the file and can tell you how a new or changed bond is handled.

• District Clerk, keeper of felony files: 101 West Main Street, Room 204, Fredericksburg, TX 78624, 830-997-6517. The courthouse is open weekdays from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
• County Clerk, for jailable misdemeanor files: 101 West Main Street, Room 109, Fredericksburg, TX 78624, 830-997-6515. Hours run 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays, and staff ask for photo ID on every transaction.
• Municipal Court for city tickets: 103 Industrial Loop, Suite 1000, Fredericksburg, TX 78624, 830-997-9935. Phone first to check where the window is and when it opens.

Fine-only Class C charges seldom need money. Those cases normally move on a personal bond in justice and city courts (CCP 45A.107).

The Sheriff's bond desk is strict about this. Here is the short version:

• Yes: a cashier's check, or a money order, written out to the Gillespie County Sheriff's Office.
• No: paper bills and coins, traveler's checks, or a check from your own account.
• Also required: photo ID for whoever is paying.

The county runs a criminal court payment page for County Court fines and fees, paid by card, phone or mail. It handles fines and court costs, and bonds still go through the Sheriff. Payment rules can change, so ringing 830-997-7585 ahead of the drive spares a wasted trip. Don't mail cash, ever.

Under OC 1704.002, a bail bond board is a must for big counties of 110,000 residents or more. This county is far smaller, so that licensing setup isn't required here. Instead, CCP 17.141 lets the Sheriff keep a roster of approved sureties who file sworn money statements each year. Ask the jail at 830-990-8793 which sureties it takes.

• Get the fee, any collateral such as a truck title, and the date that collateral returns, all on paper.
• Insist on a receipt every time money changes hands.
• A surety that wants out can turn the person back in. Before that, it must give notice to the person's attorney (and, on a felony, to the prosecutor). It also files its sworn reasons with the court (CCP 17.19).
• Staff taking a bond must pull the person's criminal record before they accept it (CCP 17.20, 17.22).

Paying one bond clears one charge, nothing more. Watch for these:

• Family violence hold. Officers who fear the abuse may continue must keep the arrested person four extra hours once bond is posted. A signed magistrate's order can lengthen the wait, though by no more than two days (CCP 17.291). The agency also tries to reach the victim before the door opens (CCP 17.29).
• Paper from another county. If a different Texas county issued the warrant, bail can still be taken here, and the bond travels to that county (CCP 15.18).
• Parole warrant. Someone picked up for a parole violation stays confined until that hearing (GC 508.254).
• ICE detainer. State law says jails honor these, unless the person can document that they're a citizen or allowed to be here (CCP 2A.060).
• Separate cases. Say there is a city ticket plus a county charge. Each one needs its own release.

Before paying anything, ask the Sheriff's Office at 830-997-7585 to list every hold on file.

Texas promises bail to almost anyone accused. The Texas Constitution has long allowed one big exception for capital charges, as long as the proof of guilt is evident (see article I, §11). Later amendments added sections 11a, 11b and 11c, which let a judge keep a person jailed without bail once a hearing is held. Think of a felony suspect with a long record or one already out on bail, a person who broke safety terms of release, or someone who violated certain protective orders.

Then came Proposition 3, which Texas voters passed on November 4, 2025. It became section 11d. It targets murder and capital murder, kidnapping or robbery with aggravating facts, sexual assault of the aggravated kind, child indecency, human trafficking, and aggravated assault involving a weapon or a serious injury. The prosecutor needs to prove one of two things. Flight risk is proven by a preponderance, legal shorthand for more likely than not. Danger must be shown by clear and convincing evidence, a higher bar. If either is proved, the judge must refuse bail. Only the state can ask for this hearing, and bail granted anyway requires written findings from the judge.

Since a 2025 change, prosecutors who think bail was set too low in serious violent cases can now appeal. Appeals judges get 20 days for their ruling, with the defendant held the whole while (CCP 44.01). The 216th District Attorney's Office handles felonies from here: 402 Clearwater Paseo, Suite 400, Kerrville, TX 78028, 830-896-4744.

The usual path is a defense motion, filed with whichever judge has the case, asking for less money or easier conditions. Help the judge say yes with real proof: a work schedule, rent receipts, people who rely on the accused, and an honest budget. Anyone charged with Class B or more may also swear out an affidavit saying they can't afford the bail, which earns a quick review (CCP 17.028).

The calendar can help as well. When the prosecution isn't ready for trial in time, someone stuck in jail earns a personal bond or reduced bail when these clocks run out (CCP 17.151):

• 90 days, felony
• 30 days, misdemeanor with jail time over 180 days
• 15 days, misdemeanor capped at 180 days
• 5 days, fine-only offense

Some cases are excluded. For felony timing, call the District Clerk, 830-997-6517. For misdemeanors, call the County Clerk, 830-997-6515.

Ask at the magistrate hearing. When the magistrate can't appoint counsel then and there, the request has 24 hours to land with whichever judge handles appointments (CCP 15.17). With a population well below 250,000, the county must have an attorney named before the end of the third working day (CCP 1.051). CCP 26.04 then gives the lawyer until the next working day closes to try in earnest to reach the client.

The judge weighs pay, assets, debts and dependents. Posting bail does not, on its own, prove someone can hire counsel.

On the state's chart of managed public defense, this county is served by the Hill Country Regional Public Defender's Office, which also covers Bandera, Kendall, Kerr and Medina: 550 Earl Garrett Street, Kerrville, TX 78028, 830-315-2788. Statewide, appointed counsel is monitored by the Texas Indigent Defense Commission, 209 West 14th Street, Room 202, Austin, TX 78701, 512-936-6994.

Nearly all the local court offices sit in the courthouse at 101 West Main Street, Fredericksburg, TX 78624.

• 216th District Court, the felony court shared with Kerr County. Room 204 houses the District Clerk, who keeps its local files, 830-997-6517. The court's Kerrville office is 700 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Kerrville, TX 78028, 830-792-2290.
• County Court and County Court at Law, both filing their records through the County Clerk, Room 109, 830-997-6515.
• Justice courts in Precincts 1 through 4, for fine-only cases. Precinct 1: 830-307-6193. Precincts 2 through 4: 830-307-3737. Ask staff where to go in person.
• Municipal Court, 103 Industrial Loop, Suite 1000, Fredericksburg, TX 78624, 830-997-9935.
• Federal court, Austin Division clerk, 501 West Fifth Street, Suite 1100, Austin, TX 78701, 512-916-5896.

Kept every condition and the case is done? The person named on the bond receipt then gets the deposit back, less any fee (CCP 17.02). The clerk's cut is capped at 5 percent or $50, whichever is less, and only comes out if the case finished in a conviction, or in deferred adjudication. The court may also subtract the defendant's unpaid fines and costs from the deposit (LGC 117.055; CCP 17.53). When everything is finished, the clerk hands over, free, the motion form used to release cash bail.

Skip a court date and the picture changes fast. The name is called at the courthouse door. If no one answers, the judge signs a judgment nisi, which puts the bond on track to be lost (CCP 22.01, 22.02). Bondsmen have a way out if the defendant ends up back in a cell soon: a 180-day window on misdemeanors, a 270-day window on felonies (CCP 22.13). Not showing up can also bring a separate charge. Under PC 38.10, the level of that charge tracks the missed case: Class C for a fine-only case, Class A for any misdemeanor that carries jail, and third-degree felony for a felony.

Felony deposit? Ask the District Clerk, 830-997-6517. Misdemeanor deposit? Ask the County Clerk, 830-997-6515.

Sort out leftover funds and the items taken at booking before the person leaves. Property stays at the Law Enforcement Center, 1601 East Main Street, Fredericksburg, TX 78624, until it is released. Call 830-997-7585 and ask jail staff how they pay out a leftover balance and when the bag of belongings can be picked up.

Pickup requires photo ID. If the owner is still inside, staff may want written permission from them first, so ask. Our inmate account guide covers the common ways money goes on and comes off a jail account.

Anyone federally charged in this county goes before a federal judge in Austin. That courthouse belongs to the Western District of Texas. Clerk's office: 501 West Fifth Street, Suite 1100, Austin, TX 78701, 512-916-5896.

• A federal magistrate judge runs the detention hearing. Release comes with conditions, or the judge orders the person held until trial (18 U.S.C. 3142). Bondsmen play no part.
• Pretrial, the U.S. Marshals Service keeps the defendant in its custody. It often pays county jails to house its prisoners. The Austin office is 501 West 5th Street, Suite 3300, Austin, TX 78701, 512-916-5393.
• Can't pay a federal lawyer? Ask for the Federal Public Defender. Its Austin office is at 504 Lavaca Street, Suite 960, Austin, TX 78701, 512-916-5025.
• After sentencing to prison, track them on the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

No. Bail paid to the county doesn't touch an immigration hold. Here is the usual sequence:

1. A detainer request on Form I-247A is sent by ICE to the jail on East Main Street.
2. Staff are asked to keep custody for up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released, so agents have time to come (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. Under CCP 2A.060, Texas jails go along with these requests, though anyone who shows they're a citizen or lawfully here must be let go. Since 2017, Texas has barred local policies that slow down immigration enforcement (GC 752.053). A 2025 bill, S.B. 8, goes further. Counties that run jails, this one included, were told by state law to enter a 287(g) arrangement with ICE. Lawmakers picked December 1, 2026, for getting that done.
4. The closest ICE field office is in San Antonio: 3523 Crosspoint Drive, San Antonio, TX 78217, 210-564-3300.
5. Look them up on the ICE Online Detainee Locator. Have the A-number? Use it. If not, enter the person's full name and choose their country of birth.

People sentenced on state jail felonies serve that time in a state jail, while anything from third degree upward means prison under TDCJ, the state agency for prisons (PC 12.34, 12.35). Most people wait in the county jail after sentencing until TDCJ sends for them. They are sorted at an intake unit, then moved to a unit that matches their case.

• The TDCJ inmate search needs at least a last name and a first initial. Got the TDCJ or SID number? That's faster. Only people inside TDCJ units right now show up, and the list refreshes each working day.
• Read our Texas state prisons page for more on the units.
• For questions about adult probation, the county office answers at 830-997-3962.

Texas juvenile court is for offenses committed at ages 10 through 16. A new charge after the 17th birthday goes to adult court (FC 51.02). Police owe the parent a prompt call (FC 52.02). Any child held in detention gets a judge's hearing within two working days, or one working day for Friday and Saturday arrests. A lawyer gets assigned before that hearing begins (FC 54.01).

Phone the county's Juvenile Probation Office at 830-307-3567 to find where your child is being held and when the judge will see them.

The ceiling on punishment picks the courtroom. Locally that sorts out like so:

• Felonies land before the 216th District Court, whose single judge rides circuit between this county and Kerr County.
• Class A and Class B charges carry possible jail time. They're heard by either the County Court or the County Court at Law. One County Clerk files paperwork for both benches, so that office knows which judge holds any given cause.
• Class C charges carry only a money penalty. Justice courts hear those, or for a city officer's citation, the Municipal Court.

Appeals climb, at the very end, to Austin's Court of Criminal Appeals, highest in Texas for criminal matters.

Plan on the courthouse for most business. Clerk offices are open Monday through Friday.

• District Clerk, Room 204, 101 West Main Street, Fredericksburg, TX 78624, 830-997-6517. Courthouse hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This office indexes every District Court record and links to eFileTexas for lawyers.
• County Clerk, Room 109, same building, 830-997-6515. Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bring photo ID; staff ask for it on every visit.
• 216th District Court office, 700 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Kerrville, TX 78028, 830-792-2290. Because its judge splits time with Kerr County, phone Room 204 to learn when felony docket day returns to this side.

Summoned for jury duty? District Court jurors call 830-992-2610, and County Court jurors use 830-990-4117.

Who wrote the citation, and where, settles it. A Fredericksburg officer's ticket from inside town can go to Municipal Court. Most other Class C cases sit with a justice of the peace for that precinct.

• Municipal Court: the city lists its office at 103 Industrial Loop, Suite 1000, Fredericksburg, TX 78624, 830-997-9935. Phone ahead, because city pages have shown two addresses and two sets of hours.
• JP Precinct 1: 830-307-6193.
• JP Precincts 2, 3 and 4: they share 830-307-3737. Read the precinct number off your citation and ask staff where that judge holds court.

Short on money for the fine? Texas judges have to look at options before jail. A payment plan works. So does community service, with eight hours knocking $150 off the balance. A full waiver can happen too. Locking someone up over an unpaid fine takes a hearing first. That hearing must show the person had the means, yet still refused (CCP 45A.252 to 45A.261).

No later than 48 hours post-arrest, the accused stands before a magistrate, often by camera from the jail (CCP 15.17). During that short session the judge will:

1. Name the offense charged.
2. List the person's rights. Those cover silence, paying for their own attorney, having counsel present while officers question them, cutting off an interview, and on felonies, requesting an examining trial. Words spoken now may surface later as evidence.
3. Take a request for a free lawyer, with help on the form.
4. Fix the bond. For Class B and higher, a written public safety report gets reviewed first (CCP 17.022).

For a fine-only charge, the magistrate can often skip bond and hand over a written notice to show up later, though certain prior convictions block that (CCP 15.17(b)). When no probable cause turns up, the judge owes a written explanation inside 24 hours (CCP 15.17(h)).

Jailable misdemeanors skip the grand jury. The state's lawyer simply files paperwork known as an "information" in county court. From there, expect:

• Arraignment. The court checks who the defendant is, and that person answers the charge with guilty, not guilty or nolo contendere. Counsel can usually waive this by filing paperwork (CCP 26.01, 26.011).
• Plea bargaining. Most misdemeanors settle. Out loud on the record, the judge says whether the bargain stands. If the bench says no, the defendant may take the plea back out (CCP 26.13).
• Trial. Without any bargain, either a jury or the judge alone decides.

Penal Code chapter 12 sets these misdemeanor maximums:

• Class C: fine capped at $500, no jail (PC 12.23)
• Class B: 180 days' jail at most; fine ceiling $2,000 (PC 12.22)
• Class A: one year's jail at most; fine ceiling $4,000 (PC 12.21)

Lighter outcomes exist. Deferred adjudication means supervision without a conviction, and for misdemeanors it lasts at most two years. Finish it and the charge gets dismissed (CCP 42A.101, 42A.103, 42A.111). Ordinary community supervision after a misdemeanor conviction has the same two-year limit (CCP 42A.053).

Felonies pass through more gates:

1. Examining trial. Pre-indictment, the defense can request this hearing, letting a magistrate gauge if the evidence reaches probable cause (CCP 16.01).
2. Grand jury. Assistant DAs present evidence privately. No indictment issues without at least nine yes votes (CCP 20A.301).
3. Plea entry before the 216th judge, also called the arraignment.
4. Motions and bargaining. Here, too, most felonies settle.
5. Trial, then punishment, when nothing settles.

How much time each felony level can mean (PC 12.32 to 12.35):

• Lowest tier, state jail felony: from 180 days up through 24 months, served in a state jail
• Third-degree: no less than two years; ten tops
• Second-degree: no less than two years; twenty tops
• First-degree: no less than five years; 99 or life tops

A fine reaching $10,000 can come on top at any level. Earlier felony convictions can raise the punishment bracket (PC 12.42). For felonies, both deferred adjudication and probation can stretch ten years (CCP 42A.103, 42A.053).

Yes, at several points:

• Bond. Personal bonds aren't available on most violent charges (CCP 17.03). Texans also approved Proposition 3 at the November 2025 election. Murder appears on its list, as do aggravated robbery, aggravated sexual assault and other crimes. If prosecutors prove danger or flight risk at a hearing, the judge has to refuse release (Tex. Const. art. I, §11d).
• State appeals. Starting in 2025, prosecutors may appeal a bond they view as too small on listed violent charges. The defendant remains locked up meanwhile (CCP 44.01).
• Guilty pleas. Under a 2025 statute, someone pleading guilty to certain grave felonies stays jailed through sentencing (CCP 27.20).
• Family violence. Right at the warning hearing, an emergency protective order may be signed. It lasts somewhere between 61 and 91 days. Add 30 more on each end, so 91 through 121, when the assault involved a weapon or caused serious harm (CCP 17.292).
• Capital murder. An adult convicted gets either a death sentence or life with parole ruled out. For anyone under eighteen at the offense, the sentence is plain life (PC 12.31).

Felony prosecution is handled by the 216th District Attorney, an office this county splits with Kerr County. Find it at 402 Clearwater Paseo, Suite 400, Kerrville, TX 78028, 830-896-4744, weekdays 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Its web page posts 216th calendars and how expunctions work.

Misdemeanors: the County Attorney's Office answers at 830-990-0675. Ask there whether that office or the DA holds a particular file.

No money for a lawyer? Say so at the magistrate warning. A state chart of managed defense programs points this county's appointments toward the Hill Country Regional Public Defender's Office, located at 550 Earl Garrett Street, Kerrville, TX 78028, 830-315-2788. Judges hand cases to a public defender office first where one exists (CCP 26.04). Read the local appointment rules on the indigent defense plan site kept for the Texas Indigent Defense Commission.

Four routes, starting with the fastest:

• The county portal. The District Clerk's page and the Sheriff's page both link this public records portal. Type a name or cause number.
• 216th calendars. The District Attorney's Kerr County web page carries them.
• re:SearchTX. Signing up for this statewide records site costs nothing. Expect filings and judgments, but no hearing schedule.
• A clerk. Felony settings: 830-997-6517. Misdemeanor settings: 830-997-6515.

Room 109 staff won't run a criminal history search for you. Search at the counter or online instead. To order copies of criminal files, email countyclerk@gillespiecounty.gov. Pages run $1 apiece, and certifying adds $5.

Sheriff's deputies, constables and Fredericksburg officers can each arrest on a warrant. To find out about one, dial the dispatch center at 830-990-8793 and choose the warrant menu option, or ring the Sheriff's Office at 830-997-7585. Online, check the Sheriff's warrants page, the city's Warrant Round Up page and DPS's Texas 10 Most Wanted. Whichever court issued it can verify it too. To resolve it, get legal advice, then either turn yourself in at 1601 East Main Street, Fredericksburg, TX 78624, or request a new setting from the issuing judge. Room 204 holds felony warrant paperwork.

Federal prosecutions from around here go to federal court in Austin, part of the Western District of Texas. That clerk works at 501 West Fifth Street, Suite 1100, Austin, TX 78701, 512-916-5896.

1. First stop is a federal magistrate judge. Should prosecutors seek detention, a hearing settles release on conditions versus custody until trial (18 U.S.C. 3142).
2. Until trial, U.S. Marshals keep custody and frequently contract with county lockups for beds. Austin office: 501 West 5th Street, Suite 3300, Austin, TX 78701, 512-916-5393.
3. The United States Attorney for this district prosecutes, headquartered at 601 NW Loop 410, Suite 600, San Antonio, TX 78216, 210-384-7100.
4. Broke defendants often receive help from the Federal Public Defender, 504 Lavaca Street, Suite 960, Austin, TX 78701, 512-916-5025.
5. Post-sentencing, the federal prisoner finder from BOP shows the assigned facility.

The local prosecution continues. What shifts is the release day.

1. ICE agents may lodge an I-247A detainer form. It requests continued custody of up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
2. Texas jails must comply. Anyone who shows they're a citizen, or here lawfully, must be freed (CCP 2A.060).
3. Since 2017, Texas has outlawed so-called sanctuary rules at the local level (GC 752.053). Next came S.B. 8 in 2025: by December 1, 2026, every sheriff running a lockup is required to hold a 287(g) agreement with ICE.
4. Judges have to caution non-citizens that a guilty or no contest plea might bring removal (CCP 26.13).
5. ICE's San Antonio Field Office: 3523 Crosspoint Drive, San Antonio, TX 78217, 210-564-3300. Search detainees with the ICE Online Detainee Locator.

A state jail term gets served in one of the state-run state jail units. Longer terms, third degree and up, mean the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (PC 12.34, 12.35). Usually the person sits in the local lockup until a TDCJ transport arrives. Intake processing follows, and then a unit assignment.

• The state's TDCJ lookup takes a name, a TDCJ ID or an SID.
• For unit profiles, browse our Texas prison directory.
• Probation questions on a local case: Adult Probation, 830-997-3962.

Juvenile court covers ages 10 to 16 on the offense date. Turn 17 first, and the case is an adult one (FC 51.02). A local juvenile board designates the juvenile court (FC 51.04).

• Police must alert a parent promptly once a youngster is in custody (FC 52.02).
• Any detained youth gets counsel and then a detention hearing on the second working day. For Friday or Saturday pickups, it's the first working day (FC 54.01).
• Ages 14 and 15 accused of a serious felony can be moved to adult court. That needs a full certification hearing first (FC 54.02).

Worried parents should phone Juvenile Probation, 830-307-3567, for the child's location and the upcoming court date.

CCP 56A.051 spells out victims' rights. Judges must consider a victim's safety while fixing bond. On request, victims get word of hearings. Before sentencing, they may submit an impact statement.

• Release alerts. Linked from the Sheriff's website, Texas IVSS-Counties sends free, confidential notices when someone is booked or let out. Live help runs 24 hours at 866-268-8959.
• Repayment. Through the Attorney General's Crime Victims' Compensation, eligible victims can recover up to $50,000 for medical care, counseling and missed wages. Phone 800-983-9933.
• Felony questions. Ring the 216th DA at 830-896-4744.