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Primary Sources and Regulators for Texas Surety Bonds

Official agencies, statutes, and federal programs that back TexasBONDS filing pages. Use this list to verify obligees, amounts, and rules at the source — the same authority layer cited on individual bond pages.

Last updated 2026-08-07 · TexasBONDS

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Authority behind each filing page

Each bond page names the obligee or regulator and, when known, the statute or rule. This page collects those primary sources in one place so applicants, answer engines, and reviewers can attribute requirements to the issuing authority.

Requirements and amounts can change. Confirm the current obligation with the listed agency or obligee before you apply. TexasBONDS summarizes filings for convenience; the regulator’s published rule controls.

Texas

State agencies and statutes

Motor vehicles

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) — Motor vehicle dealer general distinguishing number bonds
Tex. Transp. Code § 503.033 · 43 TAC ch. 215

Construction & contractors

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) — Trade contractor licensing and financial responsibility (electrical, HVAC, and related trades)
Tex. Occ. Code (trade-specific) · Municipal contractor registration (confirm city)

Finance & insurance

Texas Department of Banking (DOB) — Money transmission and currency exchange security under Finance Code Chapter 152
Tex. Fin. Code ch. 152 · Tex. Fin. Code § 152.352
Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending (SML) — Residential mortgage company and mortgage loan servicer bonding / recovery-fund paths
Tex. Fin. Code ch. 156 · Tex. Fin. Code § 158.055
Texas Secretary of State — Statutory Documents — Third-party debt collector / credit bureau bond filings
Tex. Fin. Code § 392.101 · Form 2901

Notary & business filings

Texas Secretary of State — Notary Public Unit — Notary public commissioning and $10,000 surety bond filing
Tex. Gov't Code § 406.010

Statutes & rules

Texas Statutes — Capitol — Statutory text lookup for Texas bond requirements

Federal

Federal regulators and programs

Federal bond products that appear in this state’s catalog when applicable.

FMCSA — BMC-84 freight broker — Federal freight broker surety (BMC-84)
$75,000 federal statutory
U.S. Customs and Border Protection — Continuous activity customs bonds
Continuous activity customs bonds
Federal Maritime Commission — OTI — Ocean transportation intermediary bonding
USDA AMS / FNS — Packers & Stockyards, PACA, and SNAP merchant bonds
Packers & Stockyards · PACA · SNAP merchant bonds
CMS / NSC — DMEPOS — Medicare supplier surety requirements
Medicare supplier surety
U.S. Department of Labor — ERISA fidelity — ERISA fidelity bonding for plan fiduciaries

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