Texas Fire & Casualty Co. v. Harris County Bail Bond Board

OPINION

ROBERTSON, Justice.

Texas Fire and Casualty Company brings this appeal requesting that we determine a local rule of the Harris County Bail Bond Board to be invalid. In five points of error, appellants contend the trial court erred in refusing to invalidate appellee’s rule which required a $100,000.00 security deposit in order for a bail bondsman to become licensed in Harris County. We agree, and accordingly reverse and render judgment.

The relevant facts are briefly stated. Appellants, a corporation certified to do business by the State Board of Insurance and two of its agents, applied…