criminal action turned into a civil action???????????

1"A bond forfeiture is a criminal action, but after the entry of the judgment nisi all the proceedings, unless otherwise provided, are governed by the same rules as govern in civil cases; that is, by the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure.@ Tinker v. State, 561 S.W.2d 200, 201 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978) (quoting Blue v. State, 341 S.W.2d 917 (1960)); Fisher v. State, 832 S.W.2d 641, 643 (Tex. App.BCorpus Christi 1992, no pet.).