Sec. 262.004. CONTRACT AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS VEST RIGHTS IN COUNTY; SUIT ON CONTRACT OR OTHER INSTRUMENT. (a) A note, bond, bill, contract, covenant, agreement, or writing in which a person is bound to a county, to the court or commissioners of a county, or to another person for the payment of a debt or for the performance of a duty or another action for the county vests in the county the same right, interest, or action that would vest in any other person if the contract had been made with that other person.
(b) A suit may be initiated and prosecuted on an instrument covered by Subsection (a) in the name of a county, or in the name of the person to whom the document was made for the use of the county, in the same manner that any other person may sue on a similar document made to that person.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property
Subtitle B - County Acquisition, Sale, or Lease of Property
Chapter 262 - Purchasing and Contracting Authority of Counties
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 262.001. Appointment of Agent to Make Contracts
Section 262.002. Authority to Purchase Road Equipment and Tires Through Comptroller
Section 262.003. Small, Sole-Source Purchase Exempt From Competitive Bidding
Section 262.005. Application of Other Law
Section 262.006. Least Cost Review Program
Section 262.007. Suit Against County Arising Under Certain Contracts