Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

January 24; 1963 :!onorableD. C. Greer Opinion No. c-6 State Highway Engineer ~cxas Highway Department ie: Construction of Article Austin,Texas 6674m and related statutes as to the amount to be withheld on highway con- struction contracts under Dear Mr. Greer: -stated facts. Your recent letter&quests the.opinion of this office concerningthe referenced statutes, under the following situa- tion: .. "On a project.whioh has been recently com- pleted, our contractor went bankrupt and defaulted. Hia surety took over and completed the job and, in addition', paid off such claims for materials and…