Texas Bonded Title Cost & Timeline (2026): Step-by-Step Guide
A Texas bonded title costs $15 to apply, a bond premium from $100, plus county title fees. Who qualifies, the two deadlines, and how to file, step by step.
Serving Conroe from our southeast Harris County office.
A Conroe bond may belong to the City of Conroe, Montgomery County, a court, TxDMV, or a project owner — and the four are not interchangeable. We confirm which one applies before issuing, then write the permit, public-work, probate, guardianship, bonded-title, or Texas licence bond you actually need.
Conroe is unusual in Greater Houston because the city hall and the Montgomery County seat sit in the same town, which is exactly why people buy the wrong bond here. A City of Conroe permit bond, a Montgomery County court bond, and a TxDMV bonded title are three different instruments with three different obligees — and being issued in Conroe does not make them interchangeable.
As the county seat, Conroe is where Montgomery County probate and guardianship matters are heard. A probate, executor, administrator, or guardianship bond follows the court and the order, not the city — the amount is set by the judge based on the estate, and the bond has to name the court correctly to be accepted. Send us the order and the estimated estate value and we will quote from that.
On the city side, Conroe permits several specialised activities — including oil and gas well drilling — through its own permit applications, and those packets publish their own surety-bond requirements and forms. The amounts and conditions belong to the individual permit rather than to a general city contractor bond, so we work from the packet you were handed rather than a published figure that may have moved. There is no blanket City of Conroe contractor bond in the reviewed sources.
Most Conroe customers, though, need a statewide bond: an auto-dealer bond, a notary bond, a bonded title, or bid, performance and payment bonds for a specific contract. Those amounts do not change because the business is in Conroe rather than Houston — only the filing route does.
Most customers searching for a surety bond in a Houston-area city do not actually need a city bond. Auto-dealer, notary, bonded-title, mortgage-broker, public-adjuster, TABC, freight-broker, Medicare, court, and fidelity bonds are created by a Texas or federal requirement. The amount and obligee do not change because your business is in Conroe rather than Houston.
What does change is the filing path. A bonded-title customer usually works through the county tax assessor-collector serving the vehicle owner. A probate or guardianship bond follows the court handling the estate. A contractor bidding a city project follows that solicitation's bond forms. We identify the obligee first, so you do not buy the right kind of bond on the wrong form.
| Common bond | Amount / term | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Texas auto dealer | $50,000 / 2 years | TxDMV |
| Freight broker (BMC-84) | $75,000 / annual | FMCSA |
| Texas notary | $10,000 / 4 years | Texas Secretary of State |
| Bonded title | 1.5× appraised value / 3 years | TxDMV; county filing route |
| Texas public adjuster | $10,000 / annual | Texas Department of Insurance |
| Medicare DMEPOS | $50,000 / annual | CMS |
| Performance bond | Usually contract amount | Project owner / contract documents |
| Payment bond | Usually contract amount | Project owner / Texas public-work law |
Call (281) 484-8320 or start a free quote. Send the bond form, permit application, court order, bid documents, or agency notice if you have it.
We check whether the requirement belongs to the city, county, State of Texas, federal government, court, or private project owner. In Conroe that matters twice over, because the City of Conroe and the Montgomery County seat operate separate systems in the same town.
Most license and permit bonds can be approved the same day. Contract and court bonds may require financial information or a court order. We issue on the required form and tell you where the original or electronic bond goes.
City permit materials list the City of Conroe at 300 West Davis, Conroe. Montgomery County vehicle-title matters route through the county Tax Assessor-Collector; TxDMV lists a Conroe office at 400 N. San Jacinto Street. Court bonds go to the court named in the order.
Confirm current transaction availability and office schedules before travelling, and send us the permit packet or order first so the bond is issued on the correct form.
City permits and permit-specific surety forms
300 West DavisBonded title and vehicle-title filings
400 N. San Jacinto StreetThe reviewed city sources do not establish a blanket City of Conroe contractor bond. Conroe regulates by permit and by activity, so the requirement comes from the specific permit, the project owner, or a state agency. Send us the permit packet or bid documents and we will identify the obligee.
From the Montgomery County court handling the estate, not from the city. The judge sets the amount based on the estate, and the bond must name the court and the fiduciary correctly. Send us the order and the estimated estate value.
Follow current TxDMV instructions and the Montgomery County Tax Assessor-Collector procedures after the bond is issued. The bond itself is a Texas bonded title — 1.5 times the appraised value of the vehicle, three-year term.
Yes. Conroe permits some activities, including oil and gas well drilling, through applications that publish their own surety requirements and forms. Those belong to the individual permit rather than to any general city bond, so we write from the current packet.
No. Bid, performance and payment bonds are written on the forms in the project documents, and the solicitation controls the amounts, the surety qualifications, and the delivery instructions.
We serve the entire metro from 360 FM 1959 in southeast Harris County. You get a Texas agent who can read the city form, court order, or bid package — not a location page that routes to a generic call center.
More than 40 years of combined insurance experience across municipal, state, federal, contract, court, and fidelity bonds, handled through one relationship rather than four brokers.
We confirm the obligee, amount, and form before issuing — which matters most in split-county and unincorporated communities where the mailing address does not decide the requirement.
Local requirements were checked against official city, county, state, and federal sources in September 2026. Municipal forms, amounts, and office schedules change — confirm with the agency, or call us and we will confirm for you.
Send us the requirement and we will confirm the amount, obligee, form, and filing route before the bond is issued.