Tex. Property Code § 53.211
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 53.211, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 53.211. ATTEMPTED COMPLIANCE.
Official statutory text
(a) A bond shall be construed to comply with this subchapter, and the rights and remedies on the bond are enforceable in the same manner as on other bonds under this subchapter, if the bond:
(1) is furnished and filed in attempted compliance with this subchapter; or
(2) evidences by its terms intent to comply with this subchapter.
(b) Any provision in any payment bond furnished or filed in attempted compliance with this subchapter that expands or restricts the rights or liabilities provided under this chapter shall be disregarded and the provisions of this subchapter shall be read into that bond.
(1) is furnished and filed in attempted compliance with this subchapter; or
(2) evidences by its terms intent to comply with this subchapter.
(b) Any provision in any payment bond furnished or filed in attempted compliance with this subchapter that expands or restricts the rights or liabilities provided under this chapter shall be disregarded and the provisions of this subchapter shall be read into that bond.
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