Professional Bondsmen of Texas v. Carey

PIRTLE, Justice.

In this proceeding the Relators, Professional Bondsmen of Texas and The Panhandle Bondsmen Association, seek leave to file a petition for writ of mandamus to compel the Honorable Darrell Carey, Judge of the County Court at Law of Randall County, Texas, to rescind an alleged policy allowing criminal defendants to post cash bonds for a reduced amount as compared to surety or pretrial release bonds. For the reasons that follow, we overrule the Relators’ motion for leave to file.

The Relators herein are involved in the business of providing surety bonds for the criminally accused.…