{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-272.0001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 272.0001","heading":"DEFINITION.","body":"In this chapter, \"construction contract\" means a contract, subcontract, or agreement entered into or made by an owner, architect, engineer, contractor, construction manager, subcontractor, supplier, or material or equipment lessor for the design, construction, alteration, renovation, remodeling, or repair of, or for the furnishing of material or equipment for, a building, structure, appurtenance, or other improvement to or on public or private real property, including moving, demolition, and excavation connected with the real property. The term includes an agreement to which an architect, engineer, or contractor and an owner's lender are parties regarding an assignment of the construction contract or other modifications thereto.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 580 (S.B. 807), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 9. APPLICABILITY OF LAW TO COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS","CHAPTER 272. LAW APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.272.htm#272.0001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"5cc75ac54b574b2babc79855a5de2da81f9bd034617237486fa0f0c40b9fadc8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-271.011","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-272.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}