Individual public official bonds for specific officers—Required; amount.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 2-37
in effectSec. 2-37. - Individual public official bonds for specific officers—Required; amount.
(a) Throughout the incumbency of each, the holders of the following offices and positions shall be covered by individual public official bonds in the amounts set forth below opposite the titles of such respective offices and positions:
Title | Amount
Mayor | $50,000.00
City controller | 50,000.00
City treasurer | 25,000.00
Tax assessor and collector | 25,000.00
Assistant city treasurer | 25,000.00
Assistant director of treasury | 25,000.00
Assistant tax assessor and collector | 25,000.00
Deputy city controller (designated) | 25,000.00
Deputy assessor of taxes | 25,000.00
Clerk of the municipal courts | 25,000.00
(b) In the event two or more of the titles above listed should become applicable to the same person, only one public official bond need be provided for such person, and it shall cover him in all capacities.
(Ord. No. 04-1244, § 2, 12-1-04; Ord. No. 2010-846, § 2, 11-3-2010)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH2AD_ARTIIOFEMGE_DIV3FICO_S2-37INPUOFBOSPOFEQAMFetched: 10/26/2026