{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2253.043","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2253.043","heading":"NOTICE OF CLAIM FOR UNPAID LABOR OR MATERIAL WHEN WRITTEN AGREEMENT DOES NOT EXIST.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Section 2253.044, if a written agreement does not exist between the payment bond beneficiary and the prime contractor or between the payment bond beneficiary and the subcontractor, the notice for a claim for unpaid bills must contain:\n(1) the name of the party for whom the public work labor was performed or to whom the public work material was delivered;\n(2) the approximate date of performance or delivery;\n(3) a description of the public work labor or material for reasonable identification; and\n(4) the amount due.\n(b) The payment bond beneficiary must generally itemize the claim and include with it copies of documents, invoices, or orders that reasonably identify:\n(1) the public work labor performed or public work material delivered for which the claim is made;\n(2) the job; and\n(3) the destination of delivery.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE F. STATE AND LOCAL CONTRACTS AND FUND MANAGEMENT","CHAPTER 2253. PUBLIC WORK PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS","SUBCHAPTER C. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2253.htm#2253.043","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"23362a22990c295d8ce9c88728049bf7a6295e1ee1d18c38556a0d28295a271f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2253.042","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2253.044"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}