1-1 By: Harris S.C.R. No. 105
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 23, 1995; March 27, 1995, read
1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Administration;
1-4 April 19, 1995, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 7,
1-5 Nays 0; April 19, 1995, sent to printer.)
1-6 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1-7 WHEREAS, Green International alleges that:
1-8 (1) in the months of July and August, 1988, and January,
1-9 1989, it entered into contracts with the Texas Department of
1-10 Criminal Justice;
1-11 (2) under the contracts it was to construct prisons at
1-12 Snyder, Dayton, and Woodville, Texas;
1-13 (3) it worked in good faith to comply with all the terms of
1-14 the contract under the timeline prescribed by the Texas Department
1-15 of Criminal Justice and according to the designs supplied by the
1-16 Texas Department of Criminal Justice;
1-17 (4) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has failed to
1-18 comply with the provisions of the contract and failed to pay Green
1-19 International money rightfully owed in spite of the fact that Green
1-20 International had complied with all the conditions of the contract;
1-21 (5) Green International is entitled to damages due to the
1-22 breach of contract by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice;
1-23 now, therefore, be it
2-1 RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That Green
2-2 International be and is hereby granted permission to sue the State
2-3 of Texas and the Department of Criminal Justice subject to Chapter
2-4 107, Civil Practice and Remedies Code; and, be it further
2-5 RESOLVED, That the Executive Director of the Texas Department
2-6 of Criminal Justice be served process as provided by Subdivision
2-7 (3), Subsection (a), Section 107.002, Civil Practice and Remedies
2-8 Code.
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