{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-56.056","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 56.056","heading":"ASSERTION OF CLAUSE AS AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE.","body":"The assertion of a contingent payment clause is an affirmative defense to a civil action for payment under a contract.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 4.001(a), eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 4. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND AGREEMENTS","CHAPTER 56. AGREEMENT FOR PAYMENT OF CONSTRUCTION SUBCONTRACTOR","SUBCHAPTER B. CONTINGENT PAYMENT CLAUSE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.56.htm#56.056","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"57598c6a763b3c1bb21e36e480930ce6064b7a98be6bb0b8c0d796d6b46c5838","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-56.055","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-56.057"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}