Rule 684.Applicant's Bond

Last amended January 1, 1981 · Last verified June 28, 2026

In one sentenceRule 684 requires the court, in any order granting a temporary restraining order or temporary injunction, to fix the amount of security the applicant must give to cover the costs and damages a wrongly restrained party may suffer.

Full Text of Rule 684

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In the order granting any temporary restraining order or temporary injunction, the court shall fix the amount of security to be given by the applicant. Before the issuance of the temporary restraining order or temporary injunction the applicant shall execute and file with the clerk a bond to the adverse party, with two or more good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the clerk, in the sum fixed by the judge, conditioned that the applicant will abide the decision which may be made in the cause, and that he will pay all sums of money and costs that may be adjudged against him if the restraining order or temporary injunction shall be dissolved in whole or in part. Where the temporary restraining order or temporary injunction is against the State, a municipality, a State agency, or a subdivision of the State in its governmental capacity, and is such that the State, municipality, State agency, or subdivision of the State in its governmental capacity, has no pecuniary interest in the suit and no monetary damages can be shown, the bond shall be allowed in the sum fixed by the judge, and the liability of the applicant shall be for its face amount if the restraining order or temporary injunction shall be dissolved in whole or in part. The discretion of the trial court in fixing the amount of the bond shall be subject to review. Provided that under equitable circumstances and for good cause shown by affidavit or otherwise the court rendering judgment on the bond may allow recovery for less than its full face amount, the action of the court to be subject to review.

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Plain-English Summary

Rule 684 sets the security for injunctive relief. In the order granting any temporary restraining order or temporary injunction, the court must fix the amount of the bond the applicant must give, conditioned to pay the costs and damages the adverse party may sustain if the restraint was wrongly granted. The injunction or restraining order does not take effect until the bond is filed and approved.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have to post a bond to get an injunction in Texas?

Yes. Rule 684 requires the court to fix a bond, and the TRO or temporary injunction does not take effect until the bond is filed.

Can the injunction bond amount be challenged in Texas?

Yes. Rule 684 makes the trial court's discretion in fixing the bond amount subject to review, so a party can challenge the sum the judge set.

Is a bond required to get an injunction against a government agency in Texas?

Yes. Even when the State, a municipality, a state agency, or a subdivision has no pecuniary interest in the suit, Rule 684 still requires a bond in the sum the judge fixes, and liability runs to its face amount if the order is dissolved in whole or in part.

Source & verification. Rule text and the official Notes and Comments are reproduced verbatim from the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure (Tex. R. Civ. P. 684), published by the Texas Judicial Branch (txcourts.gov). Promulgated by the Supreme Court of Texas. The plain-English summary is original and draws on official sources. Last verified June 28, 2026. · Official source

Also known as: applicant's bond injunctioninjunction bondsecurity for injunctionTRCP 684