This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot verify custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the responsible public office directly.
Choose the Right Office
Use the home page for the complete released-person and records-request path. State supervision is addressed under Probation & Parole. Same-day public options are described on Jail Releases: 24 Hours. A future date or alert belongs with Projected Release or the VINELink Inmate Search. Facility pages identify the correct jail or prison. TDCJ handles sentenced state prisoners, while BOP, USMS, or ICE handles the applicable federal or immigration record.
County Jail Operations
Hidalgo County Adult Detention Center
701 E. El Cibolo Road
Edinburg, TX 78541
956-381-7900
The county publishes no verified release-desk hours or routine release time. Call the detention number before relying on an in-person visit.
Sheriff Booking Records
Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office, Public Information
711 E. Cibolo Road
Edinburg, TX 78542
956-383-8114
Fax: 956-393-6179
public.info@hidalgoso.org
The Sheriff is the county custodian for jail bookings and mugshots. Submit a written, date-bounded request for an existing record.
General County Records
Hidalgo County Open Records Division
505 S. McColl Road, Suite J
Edinburg, TX 78539
956-292-7655
Fax: 956-292-7034
open.records@co.hidalgo.tx.us
This office covers county departments that are not their own elected-official custodian. Texas Government Code Chapter 552 governs requests for existing public information.
Hidalgo Court Records
County Clerk: 100 N. Closner, first floor, Edinburg; P.O. Box 58; 956-318-2100 or 956-318-2811; fax 956-318-2105.
District Clerk: 100 N. Closner, Edinburg; P.O. Box 87; 956-318-2200; fax 956-318-2251. County-court-at-law criminal files route to the County Clerk, while district felony files route to the District Clerk.
Probation and State Custody
Hidalgo CSCD: 3100 S. Business 281, Edinburg; P.O. Box 970; 956-587-6000; fax 956-318-2488. It handles county community supervision, not TDCJ parole.
For TDCJ basic inmate information, email pia@tdcj.texas.gov. Include the full name and TDCJ number, or exact birth date and county of conviction. The service does not supply photographs. TDCJ Victim Services can be reached at 800-848-4284 or victim.svc@tdcj.texas.gov.