{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-604.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 604.005","heading":"BOND NOT VOID ON FIRST RECOVERY.","body":"(a) The official bond of a state, county, or precinct officer is not void on first recovery.\n(b) An injured party may sue separately on a bond until the bond is exhausted.\n(c) In no event may the surety be liable for more than the penal sum of the surety bond minus any amounts already paid out under the bond.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 421 (S.B. 1269), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE A. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 604. OFFICIAL BONDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.604.htm#604.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"92018bc8adeb9a0d7b4694dcaf7796d615171b85be806336aa1f45c00f7578ae","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-604.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-604.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}