Tex. Gov't Code § 2253.043 · Subchapter C. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS
NOTICE OF CLAIM FOR UNPAID LABOR OR MATERIAL WHEN WRITTEN AGREEMENT DOES NOT EXIST.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Section 2253.044, if a written agreement does not exist between the payment bond beneficiary and the prime contractor or between the payment bond beneficiary and the subcontractor, the notice for a claim for unpaid bills must contain:
(1) the name of the party for whom the public work labor was performed or to whom the public work material was delivered;
(2) the approximate date of performance or delivery;
(3) a description of the public work labor or material for reasonable identification; and
(4) the amount due.
(b) The payment bond beneficiary must generally itemize the claim and include with it copies of documents, invoices, or orders that reasonably identify:
(1) the public work labor performed or public work material delivered for which the claim is made;
(2) the job; and
(3) the destination of delivery.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2253.htm
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