Sec. 2253.043.  NOTICE OF CLAIM FOR UNPAID LABOR OR MATERIAL WHEN WRITTEN AGREEMENT DOES NOT EXIST.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 2253.044, if a written agreement does not exist between the payment bond beneficiary and the prime contractor or between the payment bond beneficiary and the subcontractor, the notice for a claim for unpaid bills must contain:
(1)  the name of the party for whom the public work labor was performed or to whom the public work material was delivered;
(2)  the approximate date of performance or delivery;
(3)  a description of the public work labor or material for reasonable identification;  and
(4)  the amount due.
(b)  The payment bond beneficiary must generally itemize the claim and include with it copies of documents, invoices, or orders that reasonably identify:
(1)  the public work labor performed or public work material delivered for which the claim is made;
(2)  the job;  and
(3)  the destination of delivery.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.