Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 130.005
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 130.005, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 130.005. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.
Official statutory text
This chapter does not apply to a contract or agreement in which an architect, engineer, or land surveyor, or an agent, servant, or employee of an architect, engineer, or land surveyor, is indemnified from liability for:
(1) negligent acts other than those described by this chapter; or
(2) negligent acts of the contractor, any subcontractor, any person directly or indirectly employed by the contractor or a subcontractor, or any person for whose acts the contractor or a subcontractor may be liable.
(1) negligent acts other than those described by this chapter; or
(2) negligent acts of the contractor, any subcontractor, any person directly or indirectly employed by the contractor or a subcontractor, or any person for whose acts the contractor or a subcontractor may be liable.
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