Official Zapata Record Contacts

Booking and Custody Routing

The Zapata County Sheriff’s Office is the official first contact for a county booking record, jail-register entry, booking photograph request, or current-custody routing. The reviewed sheriff page does not list independent records hours, a records email, an online request form, a booking-photo fee, a public roster, or a fixed response deadline. Call first and ask for the current public-information contact and expected timing.

The county directory separately lists a regional-jail entry at 2301 Kennedy, Zapata, with 956-765-8615 and fax 956-765-3242, plus a women’s-jail entry at 7th Avenue and Hidalgo Boulevard with 956-765-9981. Those entries are routing leads, not a records-unit designation. Confirm the current location and contact with the sheriff before visiting or mailing a request.

Where to Direct Each Question

Use the source that matches the record and custody state. A booking event, a court disposition, state-prison location, and federal or immigration custody are held in different systems.

• For a county booking record or photo request, follow the Zapata booking-record path and contact the sheriff.
• For a county criminal-court matter, contact the Zapata County Clerk: Mary Jayne Villarreal-Bonoan, 200 E. 7th Ave., Ste. 138, Zapata, TX 78076, 956-765-9915.
• For district-court routing, the state directory lists District Clerk Dora A. Martinez Castanon at 200 E. 7th Ave., Ste. 119, Zapata, TX 78076, 956-765-9930; use iDocket or re:SearchTX where appropriate.
• For an eligible state-prison locator result, use the TDCJ inmate search. It is not a Zapata jail roster or public photo service.
• For federal or immigration custody, use the official BOP locator or ICE locator, which have different custody coverage.

For immediate danger, call 911. Do not approach a person based on a warrant notice or a news report. The warrant-routing page explains how to ask the sheriff or court for an official status check.