Section 2260.051 - Claim for Breach of Contract; Notice(a) A contractor may make a claim against a unit of state government for breach of a contract between the unit of state government and the contractor. The unit of state government may assert a counterclaim against the contractor.(b) A contractor must provide written notice to the unit of state government of a claim for breach of contract not later than the 180th day after the date of the event giving rise to the claim.(c) The notice must state with particularity:(1) the nature of the alleged breach;(2) the amount the contractor seeks as damages; and(3) the legal theory of recovery.(d) A unit of state government must assert, in a writing delivered to the contractor, any counterclaim not later than the 60th day after the date of notice under Subsection (b). A unit of state government that does not comply with this subsection waives the right to assert the counterclaim.Tex. Gov't. Code § 2260.051
Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 988, Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/2005.Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1352, Sec. 9, eff. 8/30/1999.