The Professional Bondsmen of Texas- Blog

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Re: PBT January 2025 Planning Meeting & PBT Continuing Education Class  January 9-10, 2025 Everyone: Texas is under threat of severe weather in the next few days.  We have received calls from members of the board and bondsmen and other planning to attend our continuing education class questioning whether the meeting and the class will go forward in light of the projected weather. There are concerns that we may not have a quorum for the meeting. Additionally, we take concerns about driving conditions for our membership, our instructors and the people attending our classes very seriously. Therefore, it has been decided to push the meeting and the class to January 22nd and the 23rd at the same location.  This will be a Wednesday/Thursday and the class will take place on Thursday. We are working with the hotel to move reservations to the new dates. Thank you so much for your continued support and with your patience as we place eve...

On this episode of The Bail Post, we reach several milestones.  First, this is episode number 50.  Second this is the start of Season 3 of the Bail Post. On Season 1, the first episode focused on what bondsmen do.  On Season 2, the first episode highlighted why the private industry was so much more successful than any other release mechanism. For Season 3, the first episode focuses on what it is that PBT does for the bondsmen of Texas.  Our guest is the new president of PBT, Irma Montemayor.  She talks about what it takes to run one of the best and most effective bail associations in the United States.  She also highlights the work that PBT engages in at the Texas Legislature. There is also a discussion regarding how PBT raises funds to be able to be active at the legislature.  Ms. Montemayor highlights the importance of PBT's continuing education class. Also, there was a discussion regarding the partnerships that PBT enters into with surety ...

PBT President   Fellow PBT Members: As your newly elected President, I would like to thank everyone who attended the Annual Convention and, most importantly, thank the sponsors and exhibitors for making this year’s convention such a success. It is my pleasure to introduce you to your new Board of Directors: Officers: Mike Byrd – President Clay Nicklas, Vice President Moni Salinas, Treasurer Irma Montemayor, Secretary Paul Schuder, Parliamentarian   Board Members: Matt Clark, Ronnie Long, John McCuskey, Stan Stanley, Glenn Meeker, Scott Walstad, Ken Good, Sonny de la Chica, Blanca Aregullin-Gandy, Cory Lee, Chris Konnecke, Rene Ortega, Judy Grandmaison-Warren and Zina Meeker. My first request to the Board is that we all  work together toward our common goal  – the betterment of the bail industry in Texas.  We are here to represent Texas bondsmen and urge our members to become involved with PBT by volunteering to be on a committee. My first immediate goal is to in...