{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-27.006","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 27.006","heading":"CAUSATION.","body":"In an action to recover damages resulting from a construction defect, the claimant must prove that:\n(1) the construction defect existed at the time of completion of the construction, alteration, or repair; and\n(2) the damages were proximately caused by the construction defect.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 797, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (H.B. 2022), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 4. ACTIONS AND REMEDIES","CHAPTER 27. RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION LIABILITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.27.htm#27.006","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"82a8cb0ad85d95a9c030c7fe46390401c4caf87b5e927308ad100da3ab2f6f15","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-27.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-27.007"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}