Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Government Code § 2258.057: WITHHOLDING BY CONTRACTOR.

Where this section sits in the code

GOVERNMENT CODE
TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT
SUBTITLE F. STATE AND LOCAL CONTRACTS AND FUND MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 2258. PREVAILING WAGE RATES
SUBCHAPTER C. ENFORCEMENT; CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES

(a) A contractor may withhold from a subcontractor sufficient money to cover an amount withheld from the contractor by a public body because the subcontractor violated this chapter.

(b) If the contractor has made a payment to the subcontractor, the contractor may withhold money from any future payments owed to the subcontractor or sue the subcontractor or the subcontractor's surety for the amount withheld from the contractor by a public body because of the subcontractor's violation.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.49(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:16Z. Source file · JSON

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