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Katy municipal court to offer 'safe harbor' warrant days March 25–26; city cites roughly $15M outstanding
Summary
Katy will participate in the 2026 Great Texas Warrant Roundup, offering two safe-harbor court dates for residents to clear warrants without arrest; court staff said the city clears about 80–150 warrants monthly, issues 150–200 monthly, and cited roughly $15,000,000 in outstanding liabilities and more than 16,000 warrants outstanding.
Katy municipal court staff told the City Council on Feb. 23 that the city will participate in the 2026 Great Texas Warrant Roundup and will offer two “safe harbor” court dates on Wednesday, March 25, and Thursday, March 26, with sessions from 8 a.m.–10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
The presenter said the safe‑harbor dates allow citizens to come in to resolve warrants without fear of arrest and to clear cases from their records when possible. The court reported it currently clears about 80–150 warrants per month and issues about 150–200 per month, with “over 16,000 warrants out there,” and a cited outstanding monetary figure of $15,000,000.
City staff outlined planned outreach methods to notify affected individuals, including text messages, mailed letters, signs around the city, Facebook posts, and coordination with the police department and the city’s collections partner. A council member asked how the city would notify people; staff said the city’s text‑message system, its collections agency Lineberger, mailed letters and posted signage and social media messages would be used.
Municipal court staff said participation in the statewide campaign is common among municipal courts and that the city hopes residents take advantage of the opportunity to resolve cases. No formal action beyond the informational presentation was taken at the meeting.
Quote: “So we're hoping to clear a lot of warrants... Right now, we're clearing about, 80 to a 150 a month, but we're issuing about a 150 to 200 a month,” Municipal court staff said, adding that the court has “still over 16,000 warrants out there.”
