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Galveston County encompasses Galveston Island, Texas City, La Marque, League City, Friendswood (Galveston County portion), and Nassau Bay. The county is anchored by Galveston's maritime and tourism industries on the island itself, and by League City's proximity to Johnson Space Center (NASA) and the Clear Lake aerospace corridor.
Galveston County District Courts are located at the Galveston County Justice Center on the island. Expunction and non-disclosure petitions for Galveston, Texas City, League City, and other Galveston County communities are filed with the Galveston County District Clerk and served on the arresting agency, Galveston County Sheriff's Office, and Texas DPS.
Galveston's maritime workforce — including merchant mariners, longshoremen, and offshore workers — faces strict USCG background checks for Merchant Mariner Credentials (MMC). League City and Nassau Bay residents working at Johnson Space Center or for NASA contractors face federal background checks. An arrest record in Galveston County can jeopardize these credentials and clearances, even if the charge was dismissed.
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Galveston County has approximately 360,000 residents and stretches from the island up the mainland to League City. The Galveston County criminal docket is fed primarily by the Galveston Police Department and the Galveston County Sheriff's Office, and the cases that wind up needing expunction are typically DWI, public intoxication, theft, and offenses tied to cruise-port and Mardi Gras tourism arrests.
Galveston County criminal district courts sit at the Galveston County Justice Center, with the district clerk handling expunction intake. Expunction petitions under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 55A — which replaced Chapter 55 on January 1, 2025 — are filed with the Galveston County District Clerk at the Galveston County Justice Center, 600 59th St., Galveston, TX 77551. The county filing fee is $450 across Texas; what varies is how each district clerk handles service of the signed order on the named agencies.
The Galveston economy is built around Port of Galveston cruise terminals, UTMB Health, tourism, and refining, and most of those employers run third-party background checks that pull data from private vendors as well as DPS. That is why every expunction petition we file lists not just the obvious agencies — DPS, the arresting agency, the district attorney, the district clerk — but also the specific third-party vendors that historically pulled the underlying record. Skipping a vendor is the single most common reason an "expunged" record still surfaces on a job or apartment application.
Galveston sees a high volume of out-of-state visitors arrested on the island. Those defendants can file an expunction remotely once eligible — they don't have to return to Galveston in person.
Galveston arrests are filed in Galveston with the Galveston County District Clerk at the Galveston County Justice Center, 600 59th St., Galveston, TX 77551. Even if you were arrested in Galveston, the petition must be filed in the county where the case was originally heard — Galveston County — not in a city court.
The Galveston County filing fee is $450 — same as every Texas county. Expunction360's flat service fee is $795 (Saver) or $995 (Expedited), which covers attorney-drafted petition preparation, e-filing, and service on every named agency. Local attorneys typically charge $1,500–$3,000 in addition to the same $450 filing fee.
It shouldn't — but only if every agency that ever held the record is named in the petition and served with a certified copy of the signed order. That includes the Galveston Police Department, the Galveston County Sheriff's Office, the Texas DPS, the district clerk, and any private background-check vendor that pulled it. Expunction360's process verifies the service list before filing, which is the single biggest reason petitions hold up downstream.
No. As long as the arrest happened in Galveston County, we can file the expunction whether you currently live in Galveston, elsewhere in Texas, or out of state. The entire process — eligibility check, petition preparation, e-filing, agency service — is handled remotely.
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Your petition is personally prepared and filed by an experienced Texas attorney — no templates, no shortcuts. Done correctly the first time, and backed by our 100% Money-Back Guarantee if your record isn't cleared.
The judge signs the order, and the court clerk distributes certified copies to the agencies named in your petition under Texas CCP Chapter 55. Once distribution is complete, you can legally answer "No" to prior arrests and take back the life you deserve.
Disclaimer: Filings in Harris County include an additional $450 filing fee.
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