Serving Humble from our southeast Harris County office.
Humble customers usually need a statewide or project-specific bond rather than a blanket city licence bond. We write bonded titles, auto-dealer and notary bonds, probate and guardianship bonds, and bid, performance and payment bonds for city or private work.
The clearest local bond need in Humble is the bonded title. If you bought a vehicle and cannot prove ownership with a clean title, TxDMV's certificate-of-title surety bond is the route: the amount is 1.5 times the appraised value of the vehicle, the term is three years, and Humble-area residents file through Harris County once the bond is executed. We write these in about ten minutes given a current appraisal and the TxDMV form.
For contractors, Humble's bonds come from projects rather than from a citywide licence. A 2024 City of Humble bid package, for example, required 5% bid security and performance and payment bonds at 100% of the contract price from the successful bidder. Those figures belong to that solicitation — not to every job in Humble — so always read the current package. On governmental public work generally, Texas Government Code Chapter 2253 requires a payment bond above $50,000 and a performance bond above $100,000.
No blanket City of Humble contractor-licence bond was established in the reviewed sources. If a permit clerk or general contractor asks you for one, ask which document creates the requirement; it is usually the project, a trade licence at the state level, or a private owner's contract.
Probate and guardianship bonds follow the Harris County court handling the estate, with the amount set by the judge from the estate value. Send the order and we will quote against it.
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 Humble 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. For Humble that usually means separating a project-specific contract bond from a Harris County title filing or a statewide licence bond.
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.
Bonded-title customers follow TxDMV requirements and then file with Harris County; the county's Humble branch is listed at 7900 Will Clayton Parkway. Confirm current title-transaction scheduling and any mid-week closures before visiting.
Public-work bid and final bonds go to the contact and address named in the solicitation, on the forms in the project manual. Court bonds go to the court named in the order.
Bonded title and vehicle-title filings
7900 Will Clayton ParkwayPublic-work bid security and final bonds
City of HumbleNo blanket city contractor-licence bond was established in the reviewed sources. Bonds in Humble come from the specific project, a state trade licence, or a private owner's contract — so the document that asks for the bond identifies the obligee.
A 2024 City of Humble bid package required 5% bid security from bidders. That figure belongs to that solicitation; read the current package, because percentages, surety ratings and delivery instructions change project to project.
That package required performance and payment bonds at 100% of the contract price from the successful bidder. Statewide, Texas Government Code Chapter 2253 requires a payment bond above $50,000 and a performance bond above $100,000 on governmental public work.
TxDMV requires the bond to equal 1.5 times the appraised value of the vehicle, with a three-year term. Bring a current appraisal; Harris County accepts the filing once the bond is executed.
Yes. Send the court order and the estimated estate value. The Harris County court sets the bond amount, and we issue naming that court and fiduciary correctly.
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.
