Sec. 24.00511.  APPEAL BOND FOR CERTAIN EVICTION SUITS.  (a)  In a residential eviction suit for nonpayment of rent, the justice court shall state in the court's judgment the amount of the appeal bond, taking into consideration the money required to be paid into the court registry under Section 24.0053.
(b)  In addition to meeting all other requirements of law, the bond must require the surety to provide the surety's contact information, including an address, phone number, and e-mail address, if any.  If any of the contact information changes, the surety shall inform the court of the surety's new contact information.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1027 (H.B. 1334), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2016.