Tex. Prop. Code § 27.006 · Chapter 27. RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION LIABILITY
CAUSATION.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In an action to recover damages resulting from a construction defect, the claimant must prove that:
(1) the construction defect existed at the time of completion of the construction, alteration, or repair; and
(2) the damages were proximately caused by the construction defect.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 797, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (H.B. 2022), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2023.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.27.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 6a901e08b1326b3374e9ae0bfa3d9e6f8a6ead79f08a8c9ef8df0264869263f2
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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