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Official Zapata Contacts

Use the county office that matches the question. Current jail custody and facility rules start with the jail phone numbers. Broader sheriff records and law-enforcement questions route through Sheriff Ramon Montes and the Zapata County Sheriff's Office. Court charges, case filings, and dispositions route through the clerk or court that handles that case type.

For public jail records that are not available through a public locator, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, the Texas Public Information Act, is the usual request framework. A written request should describe the record, name the person involved, include useful dates if known, and go to the office that maintains the record.

• For someone believed to be in a Zapata County jail, start with jail inmate records, then call the Regional Jail or Women's Jail if the lookup is unclear.
• For booking photos, use the process described on jail roster mugshots and expect a public-information request if no photo is posted online.
• For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and contact the County Clerk or District Clerk based on case type.
• For a specific local facility, use the Zapata County Regional Jail or Zapata County Women's Jail pages linked in the footer.
• For a sentenced Texas prisoner, use the Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate search instead of the county jail phones.
• For federal or immigration custody, use the federal BOP locator, U.S. Marshals routing, or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.