Woodway Department of Public Safety

Police and fire protection in Woodway, Texas, come from one agency, the Woodway Public Safety Department, and every sworn officer is cross-trained to work as both a police officer and a firefighter, a model the department notes is uncommon among Texas cities. Officers work 12-hour shifts, and the department frames its purpose as keeping order and safeguarding residents' lives, freedoms and property with professional police and fire service. Volunteer firefighters and volunteer police officers support the paid sworn staff along with civilian employees. The department publishes a racial profiling report, a drone policy and reports on its unmanned aircraft use. Crash reports cost $6 from the records office or can be ordered online through LexisNexis, while fingerprinting for background checks is no longer offered locally and is handled through the Texas Department of Public Safety's electronic provider. A certified animal control officer patrols the city to enforce local and state animal laws, helps owners with lost pets and gives animal safety seminars. The city's municipal court operates as a safe haven court, so people who come in to resolve an outstanding warrant are not arrested, and unresolved warrants can block driver's license renewal.

Public contact information is available for Woodway Department of Public Safety, including 1 listed contact that officers can use for training coordination or general inquiries when provided by the department.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Woodway city, TX has an estimated population of 9,483.