Tex. Gov't Code § 2253.073 · Subchapter D. CLAIMS ON BONDS; ENFORCEMENT
SUIT ON PAYMENT BOND.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A payment bond beneficiary who has provided public work labor or material under a public work contract for which a payment bond is furnished under this chapter may sue the principal or surety, jointly or severally, on the payment bond if the claim is not paid before the 61st day after the date the notice for the claim is mailed.
(b) Suit may be brought under Subsection (a) for:
(1) the unpaid balance of the beneficiary's claim at the time the claim was mailed or the suit is brought; and
(2) reasonable attorney fees.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2253.htm
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Cited by 3 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Gov't Code § 2253.073. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Government Code
- Tex. Gov't Code § 2253.041NOTICE REQUIRED FOR CLAIM FOR PAYMENT FOR LABOR OR MATERIAL.Printed as Section 2253.073
- Tex. Gov't Code § 2253.046NOTICE REQUIRED FOR CLAIM FOR PAYMENT OF RETAINAGE.Printed as Section 2253.073
- Tex. Gov't Code § 2253.047ADDITIONAL NOTICE REQUIRED FOR PAYMENT BOND BENEFICIARY WITHOUT DIRECT CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH PRIME CONTRACTOR.Printed as Section 2253.073
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