The assertion of a contingent payment clause is an affirmative defense to a civil action for payment under a contract.
Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 56.056
ASSERTION OF CLAUSE AS AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 4.001(a), eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.