Hood County Warrants

Which courts issue warrants in Hood County

Almost every criminal court in Hood County sits under one roof — the Hood County Justice Center at 1200 W. Pearl St. in Granbury — but they split warrants by offense level. The Granbury, Tolar, and Lipan city courts and the four Justice of the Peace precincts handle fine-only Class C matters; the single County Court at Law handles Class A and B misdemeanors; and the 355th District Court handles felonies. The Hood County Sheriff enforces all of them.

Hood County runs a lean court system, so picking the right court is mostly a question of how serious the charge is rather than how many courtrooms you have to sort through. There is one felony court, one misdemeanor court, four JP precincts, and three city courts — that is the whole set. The four tiers below name each court that can issue a warrant here, with the judge and contact for each, and the clerks and Sheriff block that follows shows where the case files are kept and who carries out the arrest.

Bail in all of these courts runs under the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 17, while fine-only Class C procedure follows Chapter 45. Find the court named on your paperwork in the tables below, or browse the sitewide Courts & Counties directory.

Hood County District Court 1 court · felony

Felonies in Hood County run through a single court: the 355th District Court, a single-county district that serves Hood and nowhere else. It issues felony arrest warrants, bench warrants, and capias, and the felony case file is kept by the District Clerk at the Justice Center in Granbury. There is no second felony court to sort between — if the charge is a felony, this is the court.

Because Hood County has only the one district court, identifying the felony court is the easy part — what matters is the path the warrant takes once it issues. The Sheriff's Office serves it; if you are arrested or turn yourself in, you are booked into the Hood County Jail at 400 Deputy Larry Miller Dr. in Granbury, where there is no online roster to check; and a magistrate sets or reviews bond under Chapter 17. Note that the District Clerk's online document access is closed to the general public — only attorneys of record, the DA, and the AG can pull felony filings — so confirming a felony warrant usually means a phone call to the clerk or a quiet check by your lawyer.

The 355th District Court sits in the Hood County Justice Center, 1200 W. Pearl St., Granbury, TX 76048, and every felony case is filed and tracked through the Hood County District Clerk at that address. To confirm a felony case number, setting, or bond, contact the District Clerk directly (see the clerks & Sheriff section) rather than relying on the public portal, which does not expose district-clerk documents to the general public.

Hood County Court at Law 1 court · Class A/B

The Hood County Court at Law is the county's misdemeanor court — it handles Class A and B cases such as most DWI, theft, and assault misdemeanors, and issues the bench and alias warrants tied to them. Those cases are filed through the County Clerk's criminal section. The same court also hears appeals from the JP and municipal courts, so a Class C ticket can land here on appeal, and it takes family-violence protective-order applications.

If your warrant is for a misdemeanor that can carry jail time, it came from this court — there is only one county-level misdemeanor court in Hood County. The enforcement path is the same one the felony court uses: the Sheriff serves the warrant, booking is at the Hood County Jail on Deputy Larry Miller Dr., and a magistrate sets bond under Chapter 17. Misdemeanor records for this court are held by the Hood County Clerk at the historic courthouse on E. Pearl St., a different building from the Justice Center where the court itself convenes — worth knowing when you go to confirm a case or pull a copy.

Because every misdemeanor in the table is filed through the single Hood County Clerk, one records office covers all of them — you confirm a Class A or B warrant, setting, or bond there regardless of how the case began.

Hood County Justice of the Peace Courts 4 precincts · Class C

Hood County is divided into four Justice of the Peace precincts. JP courts handle Class C (fine-only) misdemeanors filed at the county level and issue a capias pro fine warrant when a fine or court cost goes unpaid after judgment. Three of the four precincts share the Justice Center on W. Pearl St.; Precinct 3 is the outlier, seated out in the Acton area — so match the precinct number on your citation to the right row.

A JP warrant is fine-only, which changes how you clear it: instead of posting a jail-release bond, you settle the balance, set up a payment plan, or ask for an ability-to-pay hearing under the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 45. That fine-only path is identical across all four precincts and is laid out in the how to clear section below. What actually varies precinct to precinct is the judge, the direct phone line, and — for Precinct 3 — the building, since it does not share the Justice Center address with the other three. The table gives each.

Each precinct keeps its own counter and case lookup, so confirm a JP warrant with the precinct printed on your citation, then clear it using the fine-only path described under how to clear a Hood County warrant.

Municipal courts in Hood County city courts · Class C

Three incorporated cities in Hood County — Granbury, Tolar, and Lipan — run their own municipal courts for Class C and traffic citations, issuing alias and capias pro fine warrants when a city case goes unanswered. A city warrant is its own track: the city that wrote the ticket holds and clears it, not the county courthouse. Pick the city named on your citation below.

City warrants follow the same fine-only logic the JP courts use — usually an alias warrant for a missed pre-judgment setting or a capias pro fine for an unpaid fine afterward, cleared by resolving the case, paying, setting up a plan, or requesting an ability-to-pay hearing under Chapter 45 (the path in the how to clear section). Each city keeps its own court, judge, and lookup, so go to the page for the city on your ticket:

Hood County clerks & Sheriff

Whichever court issued your warrant, a clerk holds the case file and the Sheriff carries out the arrest — and in Hood County those records live in two different buildings. The County Clerk keeps the misdemeanor (County Court at Law) records at the historic courthouse, the District Clerk keeps the felony records at the Justice Center, and the Hood County Sheriff executes warrants countywide and runs the jail.

Hood County District Clerk (felony records)

The Hood County District Clerk — Melanie Graft, Hood County Justice Center, 1200 W. Pearl St., Granbury, TX 76048 — keeps the felony (355th District Court) case records and issues felony certified copies. Public document access through the District Clerk portal is restricted to attorneys of record, the DA, and the AG, so general warrant questions usually go by phone. Phone (817) 579-3236.

Hood County Clerk (Class A / B misdemeanor records)

The Hood County Clerk — Christine C. Leftwich, M.Ed., Historic Courthouse, 100 E. Pearl St., Granbury, TX 76048 — runs the criminal section that keeps County Court at Law (Class A and B) misdemeanor records and files Class C appeals from the JP and city courts. The County Clerk side advertises searchable, viewable records online. Main (817) 579-3200; records/copies (817) 579-3222.

Hood County Sheriff (enforcement)

The Hood County Sheriff's Office — Sheriff Roger Deeds, 400 Deputy Larry Miller Dr., Granbury, TX 76048 — is the primary criminal-warrant enforcement agency for the county. Phone (817) 579-3333, staffed 24 hours.

Hood County Jail (booking)

If you are arrested or surrender on a county-level (misdemeanor or felony) warrant, booking is at the Hood County Jail, 400 Deputy Larry Miller Dr., Granbury, TX 76048 (main entrance faces Crossland St.), the Sheriff-operated intake facility (~192-bed capacity, built 1995) where bond is processed. There is no online jail roster — confirm an inmate or booking status by phone at (817) 579-3333 (24 hours) or in person. City Class C warrants are typically handled at the issuing city court rather than the county jail.

How to check for a Hood County warrant

Hood County does not make warrant-checking as one-click as larger counties: there is no online jail roster, and the District Clerk's public records are gated to attorneys. The Tyler Technologies Odyssey portal covers County Clerk case records, the clerks take phone inquiries, and a defense lawyer can confirm a warrant discreetly — usually the most reliable route.

Start with the Tyler Technologies Odyssey public-access portal — County Clerk records run at txhoododyprod.tylerhost.net (with a newer cloud portal at portal-txhood.tylertech.cloud) — to look up county-level cases. Keep in mind that district-clerk documents are not open to the public on that system — only attorneys of record, the DA, and the AG can view felony filings — so for a possible felony warrant, call the District Clerk or have a lawyer check. For a city ticket, contact the Granbury, Tolar, or Lipan municipal court directly. And because the Sheriff posts no online jail roster, booking status comes only from a call to (817) 579-3333 or an in-person visit. Since checking in person on an active warrant can itself lead to an arrest, the safest approach is to have a defense lawyer verify it quietly first. Our guide on how to find out if you have a warrant walks through each option.

How to clear a Hood County warrant

Clearing a Hood County warrant comes down to four moves: pin down the issuing court, confirm the charge and bond, settle on a path with a lawyer, then appear on the set date with the bond or resolution already in place. Because nearly every criminal court here sits at the Justice Center, a planned surrender through counsel usually beats waiting for a surprise arrest.

1. Pin down which Hood County court issued the warrant. Work out whether it came from a city court (Granbury, Tolar, or Lipan), a JP precinct, the County Court at Law, or the 355th District Court — that decides the procedure and which clerk holds the file.
2. Confirm the charge, the bond, and any no-bond hold. Verify the underlying case or citation, the bond amount already set, and whether a hold blocks a routine bond — in Hood County that often means a phone call, since records are not all online.
3. Settle on a path with a lawyer: post a bond for a setting, file a motion to recall, or pay or resolve the fine — the right move depends on the warrant type and why it issued.
4. Appear on the scheduled date with the bond or resolution in hand. Show up at the correct Hood County court — usually the Justice Center at 1200 W. Pearl St. — with the bond posted or the matter resolved, so the court recalls the warrant and the case moves forward.

For the full walk-through, see how to lift a warrant and weigh your options in bond vs. surrender.

How a lawyer helps in Hood County

A Hood County defense lawyer can confirm the warrant where the public can't, identify which of the county's courts issued it, arrange a bond ahead of time where one is available, file a motion to recall, and appear with you at the Justice Center to resolve the case. The aim is to turn a surprise arrest into a scheduled, controlled appearance.

L and L Law Group is a Frisco criminal-defense firm led by Co-Founding Partners Reggie London and Njeri London, and the firm takes warrant matters in Hood County — the Granbury city court, the JP precincts, the County Court at Law, and the 355th District Court. Because so much of the county's records system runs by phone rather than online, having counsel who can call the right clerk and line up a bond before you ever walk in matters more here than in a big metro county. When you're ready, the firm can verify the warrant, estimate the likely bond, arrange release in advance, and stand with you at the courthouse. Learn more about the L&L Law Group team, or read about this resource.

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This page is general legal information about Texas law, not legal advice for your specific situation. Statutes and court procedures change; verify current requirements with the relevant court or a licensed Texas attorney. Last reviewed June 22, 2026.