Texas · Texas Transportation Code
Tex. Transp. Code § 473.003: DEFENDANT'S RECOVERY OF BOND AMOUNT ON ACQUITTAL
What this law says, in plain English
An acquitted defendant may sue the bail bond applicant and sureties to recover the bond amount or damages, if the defendant proves the obstruction was on their property or in their lawful possession, not on a public highway.
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