Brownsville Municipal Court

Brownsville Municipal Court cases in Cameron County, Brownsville, TX

Brownsville Municipal Court is a municipal trial court of limited jurisdiction in Brownsville, Texas. It handles Class C misdemeanor offenses occurring within city limits, including traffic and parking violations, state fine-only criminal offenses, and violations of city ordinances (such as public safety, health, sanitation, and animal control). The court conducts arraignments, accepts pleas, holds trials, and assesses fines and court costs. It also performs magistrate functions, including issuing arrest and search warrants, setting bail, and providing magistrate warnings and emergency protective orders as authorized by law. The court does not hear felony, family, probate, or general civil matters; those are handled by county or district courts.

Brownsville Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Brownsville Municipal Court

Brownsville Municipal Court serves the public by resolving fine-only offenses and city code matters and by providing accessible, efficient proceedings.

- Case types: traffic and parking citations; Class C misdemeanors under state law; city ordinance/code violations (property, health/safety, animal control); juvenile matters such as truancy and alcohol/tobacco offenses.
- Case filings and processing: accepts complaints/citations, processes compliance dismissals (e.g., insurance, registration), offers driving safety/deferred disposition, payment plans, community service, and indigency determinations.
- Magistrate services: issues warrants, conducts magistration and bail setting, and can issue Magistrate's Orders of Emergency Protection in qualifying cases.
- Court hearings: arraignments, pretrial conferences, show-cause/compliance dockets, and trials before a judge or jury; juvenile/specialty dockets as scheduled.
- Jury services: summons and qualifies jurors, manages deferrals/excuses, and conducts municipal jury trials.
- Public access: case information, records assistance, interpreters/ADA accommodations, and multiple payment options.