Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 22.10
Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
When a forfeiture has been declared upon a bond, the court or clerk shall docket the case upon the scire facias or upon the civil docket, in the name of the State of Texas, as plaintiff, and the principal and his sureties, if any, as defendants; and, except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the proceedings had therein shall be governed by the same rules governing other civil suits.
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 22.10