Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 127.003 — AGREEMENT VOID AND UNENFORCEABLE

CP § 127.003Title 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · Ch. 127. INDEMNITY PROVISIONS IN CERTAIN MINERAL AGREEMENTS

Statute text

(a)Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a covenant, promise, agreement, or understanding contained in, collateral to, or affecting an agreement pertaining to a well for oil, gas, or water or to a mine for a mineral is void if it purports to indemnify a person against loss or liability for damage that:

(1)is caused by or results from the sole or concurrent negligence of the indemnitee, his agent or employee, or an individual contractor directly responsible to the indemnitee; and

(2)arises from:

(A)personal injury or death;

(B)property injury; or

(C)any other loss, damage, or expense that arises from personal injury, death, or property injury.

Legislative history

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.