This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official record. Contact the office that holds the person or record.
Choose the Correct Office
One line cannot answer every Zapata County custody question. The Sheriff and jails can say whether local custody ended and whether another agency received the person. Court clerks supply filed orders and judgments. TDCJ handles state-prison status, history, and release processing. Parole and probation offices address different forms of supervision and may limit personal information.
Zapata County Sheriff
Sheriff Ramon Montes
200 E. 7th Avenue, Suite 415
Zapata, TX 78076
Phone: 956-765-9960
Fax: 956-765-9941
No office hours, dedicated records email, online request form, or fee chart is posted. Call before visiting and request a written cost estimate.
County Jail Lines
Zapata County Regional Jail
2301 Kennedy, Zapata, TX
Phone: 956-765-8615
Fax: 956-765-3242
Zapata County Women’s Jail
7th Avenue and Hidalgo Boulevard, Zapata, TX
Phone: 956-765-9981
No release-desk hours are posted for either jail. Ask whether the event was community release or transfer.
Court Record Custodians
County Clerk Mary Jayne Villarreal-Bonoan
200 E. 7th Avenue, Suite 138, Zapata, TX 78076
Phone: 956-765-9915 | Fax: 956-765-9933
District Clerk Elva Garcia
200 E. 7th Avenue, Suite 119, Zapata, TX 78076
Phone: 956-765-9930 | Fax: 956-765-9931
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m.
Confirm copy and certification fees before ordering. County-level misdemeanor and district-level felony records use different custodians.
Texas Prison and Supervision
TDCJ Offender Information
Email: pia@tdcj.texas.gov
Locator: 936-295-6371 or 800-535-0283
Parole prereview: 844-512-0461
Post-vote or release processing: 512-406-5202
Telephone hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Laredo District Parole Office
6020 McPherson Road, Suite 6, Laredo, TX 78041
Phone: 956-724-1933 | Fax: 956-724-2146
Zapata CSCD Probation Office
200 E. 7th Avenue, Suite 348, Zapata, TX 78076
Phone: 956-765-9936 | Fax: 956-765-9934
Confirm local hours before visiting.
Use the route that matches the question:
- For a released person or booking/release sheet, use the Zapata County search and records path.
- For parole or probation, use Post-Release Supervision.
- For a same-day window, use the 24-Hour Releases fallback because no county feed is published.
- For a projected date, use Release Date Lookup; for an alert, use the VINE Inmate Check.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use TDCJ rather than a county jail line.
- For federal prison custody, use the official BOP locator; for immigration custody, use the official ICE locator.
- For a specific county building, use the two facility pages listed in the footer.