Welcome

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas is among the busiest in the nation. With more than 200 attorneys, our office serves more than nine million people in 43 counties from Houston to the Mexican border and prosecutes more federal criminal cases than any other district. We have staffed offices in Houston, Galveston, Corpus Christi, Laredo, McAllen and Brownsville, as well as an unstaffed office in Victoria.

We’re committed to making our district and nation safer, and we partner with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies and community organizations to detect, investigate and prosecute federal crime. We represent the interests of the United States in criminal and civil cases, before trial and appellate courts, and we pride ourselves on doing justice each and every time. Our attorneys and staff are devoted to public service and to our office’s core values of professionalism, ethics and civility.

United States Attorney Ryan K. Patrick, the district’s chief law enforcement officer, invites you to explore our site. Learn about our district, our people, our leadership and our work.  lease also follow us on social media, through our Twitter and Facebook pages. Thank you for your interest – visit our site frequently for updates about our office’s work!