Rule 691.Bond on Dissolution

Last verified June 28, 2026

In one sentenceRule 691 provides that when an injunction restraining the collection of money is dissolved by an interlocutory order and the petition is continued over for trial, the court must require the defendant to give a bond in double the sum enjoined, conditioned to refund what is collected if the injunction is made perpetual on final hearing.

Full Text of Rule 691

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Upon the dissolution of an injunction restraining the collection of money, by an interlocutory order of the court or judge, made in term time or vacation, if the petition be continued over for trial, the court or judge shall require of the defendant in such injunction proceedings a bond, with two or more good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the clerk of the court, payable to the complainant in double the amount of the sum enjoined, and conditioned to refund to the complainant the amount of money, interest and costs which may be collected of him in the suit or proceeding enjoined if such injunction is made perpetual on final hearing. If such injunction is so perpetuated, the court, on motion of the complainant, may enter judgment against the principal and sureties in such bond for such amount as may be shown to have been collected from such defendant.

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Plain-English Summary

Rule 691 protects a party whose money-collection injunction is dissolved. Upon the dissolution of an injunction restraining the collection of money — by an interlocutory order made in term time or vacation — if the petition is continued over for trial the court must require the defendant to give a bond, with two or more sureties, payable to the complainant in double the sum enjoined and conditioned to refund the money, interest and costs collected from him if the injunction is made perpetual on final hearing.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens when an injunction against collecting money is dissolved in Texas?

Under Rule 691, the dissolution does not take effect until the party obtaining it posts the required security.

How large is the bond required to dissolve a Texas money-collection injunction?

Double the amount of the sum enjoined, payable to the complainant, per Rule 691.

What happens if a dissolved injunction is later made permanent in Texas?

On the complainant's motion, the court may enter judgment against the bond's principal and sureties for the amount shown to have been collected from the defendant (Rule 691).

Source & verification. Rule text and the official Notes and Comments are reproduced verbatim from the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure (Tex. R. Civ. P. 691), published by the Texas Judicial Branch (txcourts.gov). Promulgated by the Supreme Court of Texas. The plain-English summary is original and draws on official sources. Last verified June 28, 2026. · Official source

Also known as: bond on dissolution injunctiondouble bond injunction dissolutionbond to resume collecting moneyTRCP 691