Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 113.009
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 113.009, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 113.009. NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES.
Official statutory text
(a) This chapter waives sovereign immunity only for the benefit of:
(1) a party to the contract that is the subject of a dispute under Section 113.002; or
(2) the assignee of a party to the contract, if assignment of an interest in the contract is permitted by the terms of the contract.
(b) Except for an assignment described by Subsection (a)(2), a party authorized by this chapter to sue for a cause of action of breach of contract may not transfer or assign that cause of action to any person.
(1) a party to the contract that is the subject of a dispute under Section 113.002; or
(2) the assignee of a party to the contract, if assignment of an interest in the contract is permitted by the terms of the contract.
(b) Except for an assignment described by Subsection (a)(2), a party authorized by this chapter to sue for a cause of action of breach of contract may not transfer or assign that cause of action to any person.
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