Tex. Prop. Code § 53.201 · Subchapter I. BOND TO PAY LIENS OR CLAIMS
BOND.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An original contractor who has a written contract with the owner may furnish at any time a bond for the benefit of claimants.
(b) If a valid bond is filed, a claimant may not file suit against the owner or the owner's property and the owner is relieved of obligations under Subchapter D or E.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3551, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 526, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.53.htm
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- 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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