By Jones of Lubbock                                  H.C.R. No. 137
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                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 1-1           WHEREAS, King Consultants, Inc., dba Quicksilver Construction
 1-2     alleges that:
 1-3                 (1)  King Consultants, Inc., dba Quicksilver
 1-4     Construction entered into a contract with Texas Woman's University
 1-5     to demolish a building at the Texas Woman's University campus;
 1-6                 (2)  Quicksilver Construction subcontracted with
 1-7     Mr. Chad Lauderback to perform the demolition;
 1-8                 (3)  Mr. Lauderback claims he was required to do
 1-9     substantial amounts of extra work because of water from an
1-10     underground spring  beneath the building;
1-11                 (4)  Mr. Lauderback claims that Texas Woman's
1-12     University knew about the existence of the underground spring but
1-13     concealed that information from Quicksilver Construction and him;
1-14                 (5)  Mr. Lauderback did not reveal to Quicksilver
1-15     Construction any information about the underground spring or that
1-16     he was having problems with water until after the alleged extra
1-17     work was performed;
1-18                 (6)  Texas Woman's University had knowledge of the
1-19     problems encountered by Mr. Lauderback and was aware of the extra
1-20     work that was performed by Mr. Lauderback;
1-21                 (7)  Mr. Lauderback has filed a suit against
1-22     Quicksilver Construction to recover compensation for the extra work
1-23     that was performed; and
1-24                 (8)  Quicksilver Construction seeks to name Texas
 2-1     Woman's University as a third party defendant in order to have all
 2-2     issues relating to the suit resolved at once; now, therefore, be it
 2-3           RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That King
 2-4     Consultants, Inc., dba Quicksilver Construction is granted
 2-5     permission to sue the State of Texas and Texas Woman's University
 2-6     subject to Chapter 107, Civil Practice and Remedies Code; and, be
 2-7     it further
 2-8           RESOLVED, That the presiding officer of the board of regents
 2-9     of Texas Woman's University be served process as provided by
2-10     Section 107.002(a)(3), Civil Practice and Remedies Code.