Art. 33.06 SURETIES BOUND IN CASE OF MISTRIAL

When a felony trial ends in a mistrial, the defendant still has to show up for future court dates. If someone put up bail money or signed as a surety to guarantee the defendant's appearance, that promise doesn't go away just because the trial didn't finish. The surety stays on the hook and remains responsible for making sure the defendant appears in court.

The only way a surety gets released from this responsibility is by formally surrendering the defendant, following the proper legal process for doing so. Until that happens, the surety's bond stays in effect, even though the case is starting over or waiting to be retried. This rule basically prevents sureties from being let off the hook just because a mistrial happened, since the case is still open and the defendant is still required to appear.