How to Search the Concho County Court Docket
Pick the right court before anything else. Felony, district civil, family, juvenile, and child-protection cases all belong to the 119th District Court. Misdemeanors and probate go to the constitutional County Court. Traffic tickets, Class C matters, small claims, and evictions usually land with the countywide Justice of the Peace. One exception: an Eden citation may belong to Eden Municipal Court instead. Once you know the court, pull together the party name, the likely filing year, the case type, and any cause or citation number. Concho County has not published a universal local case-number format, so never guess at prefixes. Copy the exact number from a filed notice whenever you can.
- Identify the district, county, justice, or municipal court before searching.
- Try the county-linked LGS guest index for a published office and record type.
- Search re:SearchTX by name, style, keyword, or number and apply location and case filters.
- Read the court, parties, filings, hearing entries, and final event in the matching result.
- Contact the custodian for a missing file, current date, or certified copy.
Search Concho County LGS Records
The Concho County and District Clerk page connects to LGS Online Records Search. It notes that digitized county records refresh at midnight. Guest Login is free and opens the index plus image previews. To buy available images, you need registered access. The official help material mentions a transaction charge on purchases. After logging in, select the office and record type first. Those choices drive the search criteria. The criteria can include a last name, a date, an instrument or cause number, and other record-specific fields. From the results, click More Information for index detail or Images to preview and buy.
| Control | Use | Important limit |
|---|---|---|
| Guest Login | Free index and preview path | Not a certified record |
| Office | Select the publishing county office | Options are conditional |
| Record Type | Choose an available category | Absence does not prove no record exists |
| More Information | Open index details | May not be a court docket |
What a Court Docket Shows
A Concho County court docket lines up case activity in order. The heading fields tell you which case and court you are looking at. Below that sit the event rows. They may list pleadings, charges, service, motions, settings, orders, disposition, post-judgment work, or appeal steps. What appears depends on the court and the system feeding the data.
| Case number | The clerk-assigned identifier used to distinguish the matter. |
|---|---|
| Parties | State and defendant, plaintiff and defendant, or petitioner and respondent. |
| Filings | Dated entries for pleadings, charges, motions, notices, and orders. |
| Hearing settings | Date, time, court, setting type, and location when reported. |
| Court and judge | The court level and assigned or presiding judge. |
| Disposition | The recorded outcome, which should be checked against the signed order. |
Remember, a docket is not the whole case file. A label like "motion filed" only shows a request reached the clerk. It says nothing about a ruling. Disposition labels can also mislead without the judgment or dismissal order beside them.
Two Concho County Docket Locations
A district docket lookup in Concho County touches two towns. Amber Hall runs the combined County and District Clerk counter at 152 N. Roberts in Paint Rock. That office is the records contact for both district and county case files. Meanwhile, the 119th District Court lists its judge, coordinator, and reporter office at 112 W. Beauregard in San Angelo. The split is about function, not geography. Call the combined clerk at 325-732-4322 for filed records and certified copies. Call the district coordinator at 325-659-6570 for the current setting, courtroom or remote detail, and reset status. The county judge's office, the JP, and Eden Municipal Court each handle their own dockets separately.
Fast routing rule: Paint Rock is the district and county record counter; San Angelo is the live 119th District Court scheduling contact.
Which Courts Keep Dockets
No single docket series covers all of Concho County. The type of case and the state court hierarchy decide which office holds the record. Appeals from the district and county courts go to the Third Court of Appeals, but that review docket never replaces the originating trial-court docket.
| Court | Docket covers | Where to search |
|---|---|---|
| 119th District Court | Felony, civil, family, juvenile, child protection | re:SearchTX, combined clerk, coordinator for dates |
| Concho County Court | County misdemeanor, probate, county matters | Combined County and District Clerk |
| Justice of the Peace | Traffic, Class C, small claims, eviction | JP office |
| Eden Municipal Court | Eden ordinance and Class C matters | City court or clerk |
The official directory lists no municipal court in Paint Rock. So start any Paint Rock traffic or Class C search with the countywide JP. If the citation itself names another court, follow that instead.
Concho County and State Portals
LGS and re:SearchTX do different jobs. LGS is the county-linked index and image environment. re:SearchTX can return available Cases, Filings, Text in Documents, and Hearings from participating Texas courts, with filters for Location, Case Category, and Case Type. A hearing result can open into hearing detail. Treat neither source as complete. LGS record types depend on what the local office publishes. Statewide coverage and document access vary. Official reports place specific limits on public criminal coverage. A missing result can also stem from spelling, digitization gaps, an older paper file, sealing, juvenile confidentiality, or a restricted image.
Then there is eFileTexas. That is the filing system lawyers and filers use. It ties into the wider electronic court ecosystem. A filer's own filing history is not a public Concho County court docket. Anyone chasing a public case should use the public search layer or the clerk.
Finding Court Dates and Settings
Read every setting entry closely. Tell future dates apart from rows marked reset, passed, or continued. A complete setting names the date, time, court, location, judge, and proceeding type. The latest confirmed entry is the one that counts, since the original date stays in docket history after a reset. The county's generic month calendar offers month navigation and general event details, but you cannot search it by case number, party, judge, courtroom, or setting type. It is not the authoritative case calendar. Use a docket or a re:SearchTX hearing result, then call the responsible court. The Concho County court calendar reference lays out the full confirmation route. Watch the county homepage for closure and jury notices, since both can affect access. A 119th District Court YouTube stream may allow public viewing when active, but a stream proves nothing about whether a case is set, and it never authorizes remote appearance.
Read Concho County Docket Terms
Concho County has posted no county-specific code sheet. Common Texas terms will carry you through most entries, but ask the clerk to confirm local shorthand whenever a result looks uncertain.
- Setting
- A scheduled court event, not necessarily a trial.
- Continuance
- A court-approved postponement of a hearing or trial.
- Reset
- A new date substituted for an earlier setting.
- Disposition
- The final outcome or status recorded for the case.
- Certified copy
- A clerk-attested copy bearing the required certification or seal.
- DWOP
- A civil dismissal for want of prosecution.
Always read motions and orders together. A notice of appeal, an abstract, a revocation filing, or a post-judgment writ can revive activity on a case that first appeared closed.
Public Access to Dockets
Texas handles court access through court rules. The law covering the particular record also matters. The ordinary Texas Public Information Act process does not automatically control judiciary records. Start with the responsible clerk or court. Describe the exact docket, document, date range, and copy type you need.
Key rules:
Government Code section 552.0035 places judiciary information under Supreme Court rules and other applicable law.
Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 76a supplies the procedure for sealing civil court records.
Family Code Chapter 58 limits access to juvenile justice information.
Government Code section 51.318 governs district-clerk searches, copies, and certification fees.
Some Concho County court docket material stays off limits: sealed, expunged, juvenile, adoption, child-protection, and protected-address records, along with personal identifiers. These items may be withheld or redacted, so ask the clerk whether a redacted version exists, and never try to slip past a restriction.
Missing Concho County Dockets
"Not online" can mean several different things in a Concho County docket search. The portal may not cover that court or date. The clerk may still hold an older paper file or microfilm. Sometimes the office does not publish that record type. Or the image is restricted while the index row stays visible. The name or case number may also have been keyed differently.
Widen the net instead of giving up. Try a shorter surname. Try a partial numeric number with its known dashes. Add a case-style phrase and the Concho County location filter. Then call the clerk's office. Have the approximate year, case type, parties, and the exact document you want. Ask whether the record is digitized, archived, or restricted. Ask whether it carries a different cause number after a transfer.
One caution closes the picture. A blank result on a public portal does not prove a case never existed, and an index hit does not guarantee access to every filed image.
The Clerk and Docket Records
Amber Hall's office handles both County Clerk and District Clerk duties, though the work still follows the court level. Bring district and county record questions there. Staff provide copies and can sort out whether an item belongs in a court file or among land, vital, or other recorded instruments. That distinction saves a wasted trip.
Concho County and District Clerk
152 N. Roberts
Paint Rock, TX 76866
Mail: P.O. Box 98, Paint Rock, TX 76866
325-732-4322
When you request copies, be ready with specifics. Give the cause number, case style, and court. Add the document title or date, plain-versus-certified choice, delivery method, and your contact information. Concho County publishes no single court-record request form or complete local fee sheet. Call before mailing payment. Transcripts are different; those come from the court reporter, not the clerk's ordinary copy file.
Historic Concho County Docket Records
Concho County carries a long paper history. The Texas Historical Commission records that the county was created in 1858. It was organized in 1879. Paint Rock stayed the county seat. The historic courthouse on Public Square dates to 1886. Generations of court docket material were written down long before anyone searched online.
Older records take many forms. Concho County court docket material may sit in bound volumes, card indexes, paper files, or microfilm rather than a modern search screen. No confirmed start date exists for when the county first joined LGS or began electronic filing. Assume nothing about coverage. Ask the clerk to search by approximate filing year, court, parties, and document type.
Today the system runs in layers. LGS supplies county-linked index entries and images. eFileTexas handles filing, re:SearchTX aggregates available state case data, and court staff confirm live settings. County record updates arrive nightly. None of those layers adds up to a real-time universal docket.
Concho County Docket Geography
Concho County is spread thin. The 2020 Census counted 3,303 residents across 983.76 square miles of land, which works out to a density of 3.4 people per square mile. Those numbers help explain why one combined clerk counter handles several record functions. Court contacts, meanwhile, stay spread among Paint Rock, San Angelo, and Eden.
The official directory lists one 119th District Court, one constitutional County Court, one countywide JP, and one municipal court in Eden. Treat these as system facts, not claims about any private case. They explain why the right court name is the most useful first filter in a Concho County docket search. Name the court before you type anything else.
Court Dockets by City in Concho County
Concho County contains two incorporated municipalities. Eden runs its own Municipal Court. Eden ordinance and Class C matters follow a city route through the Eden court docket. Paint Rock serves as the county seat and records center, but the current directory lists no Paint Rock Municipal Court. When a citation names the justice court, local matters normally begin with the countywide JP instead.
Eden Court Docket
2020 population: 1,100
Eden Municipal Court handles city ordinance and Class C matters. Call 325-869-2211; the city directs case resolution in person or by U.S. Mail rather than by telephone.
Paint Rock Court Docket
2020 population: 237
Paint Rock holds the combined clerk and countywide JP offices. Start JP matters at 325-732-4706 and district or county record requests at 325-732-4322.
Where you live does not set the venue. Read the citation, notice, or case heading first, identify the issuing or filing court, and only then run your Concho County case lookup.
Concho County Docket Copy Choices
Know the record form you need before you contact any office. A portal index only confirms an entry is listed. An online image may show the filed document, yet it still is not a clerk-certified copy. A plain clerk copy reproduces the record without formal certification. A certified copy carries the clerk's attestation or seal. That is what an agency, court, or other recipient wants for official proof.
The Concho County and District Clerk handles district and county court copies. The Justice of the Peace supplies its own justice-court records, and Eden's city or court clerk handles municipal material. Transcripts come from the court reporter, because spoken proceedings are not the same as the clerk's filed docket and documents. Exhibits can sit with a different office. Describe the exact item rather than asking for everything tied to a case.
Fees differ by category. State law sets separate provisions for district-clerk searches, noncertified pages, certification, and JP copies. Portal purchase prices are yet another category. The LGS help material notes a $0.30 transaction fee on each image purchase. It offers no complete Concho County court-copy quote. Call the proper office before mailing payment. State the page or document count if you know it. Ask about delivery. A precise request lowers the risk. It also helps the clerk find older material that may not be online, so you avoid paying for the wrong item.
Map and Directions to the Concho County Courthouse
119th District Court and Concho County Court records are kept by the combined County and District Clerk at the Concho County Courthouse, 152 N. Roberts, in Paint Rock, the county seat. The courthouse is a historic 1886 building on Public Square that the Texas Historical Commission says has undergone few alterations. The 119th District Court's judge, coordinator, and courtroom are administratively based in San Angelo, so a district-court hearing itself may not take place inside this building even though the case file does.
Concho County and District Clerk
152 N. Roberts
Paint Rock, TX 76866
Mail: P.O. Box 98, Paint Rock, TX 76866
325-732-4322
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., closed to the public at 4:30 p.m.
No county page posts a parking map, public-terminal policy, or ADA/security notice for this courthouse, so call 325-732-4321 or 325-732-4322 ahead of a visit to ask about accommodations. The clerk's foreclosure notices are posted at the courthouse's south side/front steps facing Highway 83, a useful landmark for finding the building.