Appeals are addressed in Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapters 44 and 45.
Bond is required and is sent, with the transcript, to the court where the appeal has been filed.
Appeals from justice court are de novo , which simply means the case is tried from the beginning, just as if there had been no previous trial. Court costs and fees are handled by the appeals court. It is their responsibility to assess and collect applicable court costs and fees. Costs and fees will be higher in the appeals court because of the additional costs and fees that do not apply in the justice court.