Tex. Gov't Code Section 2251.053
Highway-related Contracts


(a)

This section applies only to a contract entered into by the Texas Department of Transportation for the construction or maintenance of a highway or a related facility.

(b)

A vendor or subcontractor may not suspend performance under Section 2251.051 (Vendor Remedy for Nonpayment of Contract) or 2251.052 (Subcontractor Remedy for Vendor’s Nonpayment of Contract) before the 20th day after the date:

(1)

the vendor gives written notice under Section 2251.051 (Vendor Remedy for Nonpayment of Contract)(a); or

(2)

the subcontractor gives written notice under Section 2251.052 (Subcontractor Remedy for Vendor’s Nonpayment of Contract)(b).

(c)

A notice required under this subchapter and relating to a contract described by Subsection (a) must be sent by certified mail to:

(1)

the executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation;

(2)

the director of construction of the Texas Department of Transportation; or

(3)

the person designated in the contract as the person to whom notices must be sent.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 286, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Source: Section 2251.053 — Highway-related Contracts, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­2251.­htm#2251.­053 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 2251.053’s source at texas​.gov