{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-604.007","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 604.007","heading":"LIMITATION.","body":"For purposes of limitation, a suit on an official bond of a public officer arising from the defalcation of the officer or the misapplication or misappropriation of money by the officer is an action for debt founded on a contract in writing governed by Section 16.004, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","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#604.007","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"a1f26e0c3e0ed898993629d57b65b515c3139035b69f6ab57b204d71554168ab","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-604.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-605.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}