Rule Text
Such bond shall be payable to the State of Texas, in a reasonable amount to be fixed by the court, conditioned that the defendant will not carry on such trade, business or occupation, naming the same, at such place, naming the place, or at any other place in the county, to the detriment of the health of the neighborhood. The bond shall be signed by the defendant and his sureties and dated, and shall be approved by the court taking the same, and filed in such court.
Amendment history: Text of article effective until April 01, 2027
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 202 (H.B. 1610), Sec. 3.01, eff. April 1, 2027.
Plain-English Summary (for reference only — not a substitute for the rule text above)
This summary is not the rule. The rule text controls.
When someone posts this type of bond, it must be made out to the State of Texas. The judge decides how much money the bond will be for, and that amount needs to be reasonable. The bond is basically a promise that the defendant will stop doing a specific trade, business, or activity at a certain location, or anywhere else in the county, if that activity is harming people's health in the area.
The bond has to spell out exactly what business or activity the person must stop, and where they were doing it. Both the defendant and the people backing the bond (called sureties) need to sign it, and it has to include a date. Finally, the judge who accepts the bond must approve it, and it gets filed with the court.