79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2039, Chapter 604 Page: 2 of 5
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(B) public school district and junior college
(C) special-purpose district or authority,1
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including any levee improvement district, drainage district,
irrigation district, water improvement district, water control and
improvement district, water control and preservation district,
freshwater supply district, navigation district, conservation and
reclamation district, soil conservation district, communication
district, public health district, emergency service organization,
and river authority.
Sec. 271.152. WAIVER OF IMMUNITY TO SUIT FOR CERTAIN
CLAIMS. A local governmental entity that is authorized by statute
or the constitution to enter into a contract and that enters into a
contract subject to this subchapter waives sovereign immunity to
suit for the purpose of adjudicating a claim for breach of the
contract, subject to the terms and conditions of this subchapter.
Sec. 271.153. LIMITATIONS ON ADJUDICATION AWARDS. (a) The
total amount of money awarded in an adjudication brought against a
local governmental entity for breach of a contract subject to this
subchapter is limited to the following:
(1) the balance due and owed by the local governmental
entity under the contract as it may have been amended, including any
amount owed as compensation for the increased cost to perform the
work as a direct result of owner-caused delays or acceleration;
(2) the amount owed for change orders or additional
work the contractor is directed to perform by a local governmental
entity in connection with the contract; and_ __ ____
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2039, Chapter 604, legislative document, June 17, 2005; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth156691/m1/2/: accessed May 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.