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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 2272.002. Applicability of Chapter

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) This chapter applies only to a claim:

(1) for:

(A) damages arising from damage to or loss of real or personal property caused by an alleged construction defect in an improvement to real property that is a public building or public work;  or

(B) indemnity or contribution for damages described by Paragraph (A);

(2) asserted by a governmental entity with an interest in the public building or public work affected by the alleged construction defect;  and

(3) asserted against a contractor, subcontractor, supplier, or design professional.

(b) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a claim for personal injury, survival, or wrongful death;

(2) a claim involving the construction of residential property covered under Chapter 27, Property Code;

(3) a contract entered into by the Texas Department of Transportation;

(4) a project that receives money from a state or federal highway fund;  or

(5) a civil works project as defined by Section 2269.351.

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