Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Section 56.002
Inapplicability of Chapter to Certain Contracts

This chapter does not apply to a contract that is solely for:

(1)

design services;

(2)

the construction or maintenance of a road, highway, street, bridge, utility, water supply project, water plant, wastewater plant, water and wastewater distribution or conveyance facility, wharf, dock, airport runway or taxiway, drainage project, or related type of project associated with civil engineering construction; or

(3)

improvements to or the construction of a structure that is a:

(A)

detached single-family residence;

(B)

duplex;

(C)

triplex; or

(D)

quadruplex.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 4.001(a), eff. September 1, 2009.

Source: Section 56.002 — Inapplicability of Chapter to Certain Contracts, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.56.htm#56.002 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

56.001
Definitions 56.002
Inapplicability of Chapter to Certain Contracts 56.003
Effect of Chapter on Timing of Payment Provisions 56.004
Waiver of Chapter Prohibited 56.051
Enforcement of Clause Prohibited to Extent Certain Contractual Obligations Not Met 56.052
Enforcement of Clause Prohibited Following Notice from Contingent Payee 56.053
Enforcement of Clause Prohibited if Existence of Sham Relationship 56.054
Enforcement of Clause Prohibited if Unconscionable 56.055
Use of Clause to Invalidate Enforceability or Perfection of Mechanic’s Lien Prohibited 56.056
Assertion of Clause as Affirmative Defense 56.057
Allocation of Risk Permitted

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Original Source: Section 56.002 — Inapplicability of Chapter to Certain Contracts, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.56.htm#56.002 (last accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Section 56.002 Inapplicability of Chapter to Certain Contracts

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Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Section 56.002
Inapplicability of Chapter to Certain Contracts