1 Texas Administrative Code § 71.103 – Settlement Agreement (a) A settlement agreement may resolve an entire claim or any designated and severable portion of a claim. (b) To be enforceable, a settlement agreement must be in writing and signed by representatives of the contractor and the unit of state government who have authority to…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 71.101 – Settlement Approval Procedures The parties’ settlement approval procedures shall be disclosed prior to, or at the beginning of negotiations. To the extent possible, the parties shall select negotiators who are knowledgeable about the subject matter of the dispute, who are in a position to reach agreement and who…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 71.99 – Conduct of Negotiation (a) Negotiation is a consensual bargaining process in which the parties attempt to resolve a claim and counterclaim. A negotiation under this subchapter may be conducted by any method, technique, or procedure authorized under the contract or agreed upon by the parties. The parties may…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 71.97 – Timetable (a) Following receipt of a contractor’s notice of claim, the chief administrative officer of the unit of state government or other designated representative shall review the contractor’s claim and the unit’s counterclaim, if any, and initiate negotiations with the contractor to attempt to resolve the claim and…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 71.95 – Duty to Negotiate The parties shall negotiate in accordance with the timetable set forth in § RSA 71.97 of this subchapter (relating to Timetable) to attempt to resolve all claims and counterclaims filed under this chapter. No party is obligated to settle with the other party as a…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 71.93 – Agency Counterclaim (a) A unit of state government asserting a counterclaim under the Government Code, Chapter 2260, shall file notice of the counterclaim as provided by this section. (b) The notice of counterclaim shall:(1) be in writing; (2) be delivered by hand, certified mail return receipt requested or…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 71.91 – Notice of Claim of Breach of Contract (a) A contractor asserting a claim of breach of contract under the Government Code, Chapter 2260, shall file notice of the claim as provided by this section. (b) The notice of claim shall:(1) be in writing and signed by the contractor…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 71.87 – Sovereign Immunity This chapter does not waive a unit of state government’s sovereign immunity to suit or liability.

1 Texas Administrative Code § 71.85 – Prerequisites to Suit The procedures contained in this chapter are exclusive and required prerequisites to suit under the Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Chapter 107, and the Government Code, Chapter 2260.

1 Texas Administrative Code § 71.83 – Definitions The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Chief administrative officer–The Secretary of State, Deputy Secretary of State or other executive officer responsible for the day to day operations of a unit of…