Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 22.05
Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
If service of citation is not waived under Article 22.03, a surety is entitled to notice by service of citation, the length of time and in the manner required in civil actions; and the officer executing the citation shall return the same as in civil actions. It shall not be necessary to give notice to the defendant unless he has furnished his address on the bond, in which event notice to the defendant shall be deposited in the United States mail directed to the defendant at the address shown on the bond or the last known address of the defendant.
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 22.05