Tex. Water Code § 63.176 · Subchapter D. POWERS AND DUTIES
PAYMENT FOR WORK.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A representative of the district shall inspect the work being done during its progress, and on completion of the contract, the district shall draw a warrant on the district depository or issue a check in favor of the contractor or the contractor's assignee for the amount of the contract price. The warrant or check shall be paid from the construction and maintenance or operating fund.
(b) If the district considers it advisable, it may contract to pay for the work in partial payments as the work progresses. Partial payments may not be more in the aggregate than the amount allowed under applicable laws. The amount of the work shall be shown by a certificate of a representative of the district.
(c) The provisions of this section do not apply to improvements carried out or performed by the United States.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971. Amended by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 1448, ch. 404, Sec. 2, eff. May 26, 1971.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 108 (S.B. 755), Sec. 16, eff. May 22, 2019.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.63.htm
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- 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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