Surety bonds in Arlington, Texas — issued fast by Houston's specialty bond agency.

Arlington's contractor registration and trade-permit rules are administered by the Arlington Community Development & Planning Department. Bond requirements vary by trade — general contractors, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and irrigation each register through their own path, and some carry a Texas state license through TDLR that already includes a state-level bond. We confirm the current bond amount and form with Arlington Community Development & Planning at the time you apply rather than publishing a number that may be stale. Call us at (281) 484-8320 with the trade and the permit and we will quote the exact bond Arlington requires for your registration.

Arlington Community Development & Planning at Arlington City Hall, 101 W. Abram Street, Arlington, TX 76010. The department processes contractor registrations and trade permit submissions. Statewide trade licenses (electrical, plumbing, HVAC, irrigation) are issued by TDLR — that license already includes a bond at the state level. Arlington City-specific bonding stacks on top of the TDLR license for City-issued permits.

The $50,000 Texas Auto Dealer Bond, issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. It is a statewide bond with a 2-year term — the amount, term, and obligee are identical for an Arlington dealer, a Fort Worth dealer, and a Houston dealer. We write Texas Auto Dealer Bonds across the credit spectrum, typically the same day. Premium for prime credit is roughly $250 a year — about $500 for the full 2-year term; credit-challenged applicants can run up to $2,500–$5,000.

A Texas bonded title (certificate of title surety bond). The bond amount is 1.5× the appraised value of the vehicle, the term is three years, and the issuing agency is TxDMV. Arlington residents file through Tarrant County — the Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector accepts the bond and Form VTR-130-SOF. We are TxDMV bonded-title specialists and write the bond in about ten minutes.

The $75,000 federal BMC-84 freight broker bond, required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). It is federal, not state — the same bond covers Arlington, Fort Worth, and out-of-state operations. Annual term, filed electronically with FMCSA. Premium for prime credit starts around $938 a year; credit-tier dependent. We file the BMC-84 electronically the same day for new and renewing brokers.

We are based in Houston — Surety Bond Houston is the surety brand of Moon Insurance Managers, Inc. (TX License #5595), a Houston-area agency with more than 40 years of combined experience writing Texas bonds. We write Arlington and broader Tarrant County bonds daily and deliver bonds electronically or by overnight courier as the obligee requires. From our Houston office, serving Arlington statewide.