Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 1704.152. Eligibility

(1) be a resident of this state and a citizen of the United States;

(2) be at least 18 years of age;

(3) possess the financial resources required to comply with Section 1704.160, unless the individual is acting only as agent for a corporation holding a license under this chapter;  and

(4) submit documentary evidence that, in the two years preceding the date a license application is filed, the individual:

(1) chartered or admitted to do business in this state;  and

(2) qualified to write fidelity, guaranty, and surety bonds under the Insurance Code.

(1) in a county before the first anniversary of the date a board is created in the county;  or

(2) to an individual who applies to operate the bail bond business of a license holder who has died if the individual is related to the decedent within the first degree by consanguinity or is the decedent's surviving spouse.