{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-542a.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 542A.002","heading":"APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this chapter applies to an action on a claim against an insurer or agent, including:\n(1) an action alleging a breach of contract;\n(2) an action alleging negligence, misrepresentation, fraud, or breach of a common law duty; or\n(3) an action brought under:\n(A) Subchapter D, Chapter 541;\n(B) Subchapter B, Chapter 542; or\n(C) Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business \u0026 Commerce Code.\n(b) This chapter does not apply to an action against the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association or to an action relating to or arising from a policy ceded to an insurer by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association under Subchapter O, Chapter 2210. This chapter applies to an action that relates to or arises from a policy renewed under Section 2210.703.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 151 (H.B. 1774), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS","SUBTITLE C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES","CHAPTER 542A. CERTAIN CONSUMER ACTIONS RELATED TO CLAIMS FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.542A.htm#542A.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"e845b15cdb6b77cb817c5d63688fa3d03b01322362aba5855aa913cc5fc10b35","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-542a.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-542a.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}