Texas Government Code 2272.002 – Applicability of Chapter
(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 § 2269.351.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 2272.002
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.