Sam Houston State University
University or College agency in Walker County. How it reports to the FBI, and the rules its arrests run under.
Reporting to the FBI
- Population served
- None listed
- Counties
- Walker County
- Incident reporting
- Sends incident detail (NIBRS) since January 2021.
- Months sent in 2025
- 12 of 12
- FBI agency code
- TX2360300
Source: FBI NIBRS master file 2025 batch headers; names from the FBI agency list, pulled 2026-09-29.
After an arrest
- Who decides release first
A magistrate sets bail first, at the hearing that must follow arrest. Magistrates include judges of every level, justices of the peace, and, in some counties, appointed criminal law magistrates. In misdemeanors, a sheriff, officer, or licensed jailer may take bail, and many counties use bond schedules signed by judges.
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. arts. 17.027, 17.20 to 17.22Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 15.17- Time to see a judge
A person arrested must be taken before a magistrate without unnecessary delay and no later than 48 hours after arrest. The magistrate gives the warnings, sets bail, and can appoint a lawyer. The hearing may be held by video.
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 15.17(a)
Crime and arrests
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