Most places in texas have a hot check division in the da's office. They WILL take care of it if his area has one. They will issue a bench warrant very soon after contacting him. Where I lived it was like 3 days after contacting him they will issue a warrant.

Theres a real good chance you'll get your dogs back. Last year I lost 2 for 10 days in -15 degree weather and deep snow. I went up everyday looking for them I walked miles and miles. To make it worse my tracking box would only work when plugged in with a cigarette lighter. So I had to carry one of ...