Texas offers two main paths to limiting public access to a criminal record: expungement (which destroys the record entirely and is generally available for cases that were dismissed, resulted in acquittal, or never resulted in formal charges) and an order of nondisclosure (which seals the record from public view but doesn’t destroy it, typically for certain cases resolved through deferred adjudication). Eligibility depends heavily on the specific charge and how the case was resolved.
