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Tex. Transportation Code § 363.004

This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 363.004, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.

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§ 363.004. SURETY BOND; ACTION ON BOND.

Official statutory text

(a) Before granting a license to a contractor to construct a toll bridge, the commissioners court shall require a bond in the amount of $1,000 with a good and sufficient surety. The bond shall be conditioned on:

(1) the construction of the bridge by the contractor; and

(2) the maintenance of the bridge by the contractor for the agreed term.

(b) A person who sustains damage because a contractor has not complied with the conditions of the bond may:

(1) sue the contractor on the bond; and

(2) recover any judgment for damages.

(c) A suit for damages under this section shall be brought in the county in which the license is granted.

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