Tex. Transp. Code § 474.004 · Chapter 474. RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFECTS IN PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
ENGINEER'S OR ARCHITECT'S STANDARD OF CARE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A governmental entity may not require that engineering or architectural services be performed to a level of professional skill and care beyond the level that would be provided by an ordinarily prudent engineer or architect with the same professional license and under the same or similar circumstances in a contract:
(1) for engineering or architectural services; or
(2) that contains engineering or architectural services as a component part.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 382 (H.B. 2899), Sec. 1, eff. June 2, 2019.
Redesignated by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 21.001(106), eff. September 1, 2021.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.474.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 0882d53d989501c5492ac52c831c8107f2baabebd492b41ccc24ed0d7fdd1b2f
- 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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