Procurement of Contingent Fee Contracts for Legal Services by School Districts and Other Political Subdivisions Subchapter C of the Professional Services Procurement Act (Chapter 2254 of the Texas Government Code) has been revised to establish requirements for the procurement of contingent fee contracts for legal services by political subdivisions, including school districts. The prior version […]
Impacts on the Construction Industry from Texas’ 86th Legislative Session (Part 2 of 3)
Impacts on the Construction Industry from Texas’ 86th Legislative Session (Part 1 of 3)
Once again, reforms to Texas lien law were not enacted into law following the 2019 Texas legislative session. Bills seeking to shorten the statutes of repose applicable to claims against design professionals and contractors and to broadly limit a contractor’s liability for defects in plans and specifications also failed to pass. However, a chapter limiting […]