{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-7.021","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 7.021","heading":"SUIT ON OFFICIAL BONDS.","body":"Suit may be brought in the name of this state alone on an official bond for the benefit of all the parties entitled to recover on the bond if:\n(1) the bond is made payable to this state or to an officer of this state; and\n(2) a recovery on the bond is authorized by or would inure to the benefit of parties other than this state.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 7. LIABILITY OF COURT OFFICERS","SUBCHAPTER C. SUIT ON OFFICIAL BONDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.7.htm#7.021","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"2f99f2f3a42659b7f01c667d6ec9e2104109c24d533d52810c0612db46f2744f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-7.011","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-8.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}