Records, Requests, and Reports

Open Records Requests

Please be aware that the processing and fulfillment of public records requests may be delayed due to the emergency workforce reductions and modified operations that have been adopted as part of the County’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Pursuant to guidelines issued by the Texas Attorney General’s Office, the allowable time period for responding to requests under the Public Information Act does not include any calendar days upon which a governmental body’s administrative offices are closed or operating with only a skeleton crew, or the governmental body’s records cannot be accessed because its staff is either working remotely or is directly involved in the public health or epidemic response. Please see the Attorney General’s website for more information.

The Travis County District Attorney’s (TCDA) Office handles the prosecution of felony cases. Misdemeanors in Travis County are handled by the County Attorney.

If you need to make a request for documents related to a felony case, you may submit your written request in one of the following ways:

By e-mail to: [email protected]
By fax: 512-854-4206
By standard mail to the following address:

Travis County District Attorney’s Office
Attn: Open Records Division
P.O. Box 1748
Austin, Texas 78767

In person to the following address:

Travis County District Attorney’s Office
Ronald Earle Building
416 W. 11th Street
Austin, Texas 78701 (Map)

Please provide a specific description of the information or documents you are requesting to avoid the need for clarification. Examples of the descriptions that would be helpful to include are title of record, date of record, cause number, name of the defendant, and personal identifiers such as dates of birth or driver’s license number.

Annual Reports

Statistical Information

See the TCDA Office data charts (PDF).

Case Filings by Year Since 2016

Table 1: Case Filings by Year Since 2016

Year	Cases Filed	Cases Charged with Indictment or Information
2018	14008	11000
2017	13108	11488
2016	12675	10292

Employees by Gender

Table 2: TCDA Employees by Gender

Gender	Number of Employees
Male	72
Female	147

Employees by Ethnicity

Table 3: TCDA Employees by Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Number of Employees	Percentage of Employees
Hispanic	65	29.7%
Native American	1	0.5%
Asian	4	1.8%
African American	27	12.3%
Caucasian	122	55.7%

Average Community Supervision Sentences

Table 4: Average Community Supervision Sentences

Average Community Supervision Sentences	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
First Degree Felony	7.06 years	6.96 years	6.71 years	6.27 years	6.37 years
Second Degree Felony	6.00 years	6.12 years	5.71 years	4.95 years	4.73 years
Third Degree Felony	4.85 years	4.85 years	4.67 years	3.69 years	3.32 years
State Jail Felony	3.47 years	3.42 years	3.31 years	2.66 years	2.56 years

Division Caseloads in 2018

Table 5: Division Caseloads in 2018

	Trial Court	Grand Jury	Special Victims Unit - Family Violence	Special Victims Unit - Child Abuse	Special Victims Unit - Civil	White Collar	Public Integrity Unit	Juvenile
Average Attorney Caseload	236	221	166	69	88	24	78	NA
Number of Jury Trials in 2018	39	NA	16	18	7	1	NA	NA
Number of Bench Trials in 2018	13	NA	NA	1	119	NA	NA	NA

2018 Jury Trial Offenses

Table 6: 2018 Jury Trial Offenses

Offense	Number of Trials in 2018
Murder	12
DWI	1
Robbery	2
Civil	7
Aggravated Assault	6
Engaging in Organized Crime	1
Theft	3
Drug	1
Sexual Assault	9
Burglary	3
Family Violence	15
Deadly Conduct	1
Tampering	1
Negligent Homicide	1
Child Abuse	17
Assault or Harassment of a Public Servant	2