Travis County Mugshots and Inmate Search
Travis County mugshots are not published online. The Travis County Sheriff's Office lists people in custody through Find an Inmate, without booking photos, and releases a booking photo through an open records request. The official inmate search and the clerk records page are linked below, with a name search preset to Texas.
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Travis County
- State
- Texas
- Booking photo rule
- Open record
- Statute
- Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 109
- Verified on
- 2026-10-01
Official Travis County arrest and court sources
Each link opens the official site of the agency.
| Source | Agency | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Find an Inmate | Travis County Sheriff's Office | People currently in the custody of the Travis County Sheriff's Office |
| Case information and records | Travis County District Clerk and County Clerk | Criminal case records for Travis County |
In Texas, felony cases are kept by the district clerk and misdemeanor cases by the county clerk.
How booking works in Travis County
A person arrested in Austin or elsewhere in Travis County is booked by the Travis County Sheriff's Office. Find an Inmate lists people in custody now. The Sheriff's Office does not publish booking photos online. A booking photo is released through an open records request to the Sheriff's Office.
An arrest is not a conviction. Charges may have been dropped, dismissed or resulted in acquittal.
What Texas law says about booking photos
Texas generally releases booking records under its public information law. In Travis County a booking photo is released through an open records request, not online. The rules for businesses that publish criminal records are set out on the Texas page.
Booking photos appear only where state law allows commercial display and the source provides them.
Search a name in Travis County
Find an Inmate shows who is in the custody of the Travis County Sheriff's Office now, without a photo, and the case information and records page of the clerks covers the court case. Both cover Travis County only. An arrest outside Austin, in Williamson, Hays or Bastrop County, is booked by that county. If you do not know the county, search the name with the state set to Texas. The full report shows the records it finds, each with its source and date.
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Travis County questions
Where do I find Travis County arrest records?
On the official site of the Travis County Sheriff's Office, through Find an Inmate. Court records for the case are kept by the Travis County District Clerk and County Clerk.
Does the Travis County Sheriff publish mugshots online?
No. The Sheriff's Office does not show booking photos in its inmate search. A booking photo is requested through an open records request.
How do I find the outcome of an arrest in Travis County?
Look up the case through the case information and records page of the Travis County District Clerk and County Clerk. An arrest is not a conviction. Charges may have been dropped, dismissed or resulted in acquittal.
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Official sources for this jurisdiction
| Source | Type | Jurisdiction | Booking photo rule | Official site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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An arrest is not a conviction. Charges may have been dropped, dismissed or resulted in acquittal.
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