Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 252.044 · Subchapter C. PROCEDURES
CONTRACTOR'S BOND.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If the contract is for the construction of public works, the bidder to whom the contract is awarded must execute a good and sufficient bond. The bond must be:
(1) in the full amount of the contract price;
(2) conditioned that the contractor will faithfully perform the contract; and
(3) executed, in accordance with Chapter 2253, Government Code, by a surety company authorized to do business in the state.
(b) Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 865, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
(c) The governing body of a home-rule municipality by ordinance may adopt the provisions of this section and Chapter 2253, Government Code, relating to contractors' surety bonds, regardless of a conflicting provision in the municipality's charter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 865, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(17), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.252.htm
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