About Us
Since 1923
AGC Houston
Since 1923, AGC Houston has been supporting the commercial construction industry in a 24-county area in and around the Greater Houston region. Throughout its rich history, the chapter has and continues to represent many of the finest contractors and the affiliate firms that support them.
AGC Houston membership is comprised of local and national companies – large and small – union and merit shop, general and specialty contractors, as well as suppliers and manufacturers and industry support firms. Whether it is educational, political, informational or just collegial, AGC works to keep its membership – and the industry as a whole – up to date on the important issues of the day.
Additionally, AGC Houston is proud to be affiliated at the national and state level by the Associated General Contractors of America (Washington, D.C.) and the Texas Building Branch (Austin, Texas). The relationship with these two organizations ensures that AGC members have a voice at all government levels.
Our History
87th Legislative Session (2021)
AGC-TBB Victories
Design Defects
This bill would make contractors no longer liable for architectural/engineering design defects unless the contractor knew about them and failed to disclose them. Effective September 1, 2021
Signed by GovernorCommercial General Liability Coverage Gap
This bill would fill a coverage gap (In Re Nalle case) by authorizing a person to recover attorney's fees as compensatory damages for breach of a construction contract. Effective September 1, 2021
Signed by GovernorPandemic Liability Protections
This bill would provide reasonable retroactive civil liability protections for businesses, religious institutions, non-profit entities, healthcare providers, first responders and educational institutions. Effective June 14, 2021
Signed by GovernorContingency Fee Clean-Up Bill
This legislation specifies that a contingent fee contract includes an amendment to a contingent fee contract if the amendment changes the scope of representation or may result in the filing of a lawsuit or the amending of a petition in an existing lawsuit. Effective June 7, 2021
Signed by GovernorStatute of Repose for Public Work
This legislation would shorten the time period for suing for design/construction defects ("statute of repose") for public work from 10 years (plus 2 years to sue) to 8 years (plus 1 year to sue). Effective June 14, 2021
Signed by GovernorDeductibility of PPP Loans for State Franchise Tax
This bill defines qualifying loans or grants and excludes those qualifying loan or grant proceeds from a taxable entity's total revenue relating to its franchise taxes. Effective May 8, 2021
Signed by GovernorPandemic Protections
Among various items, this legislation would prohibit local officials from issuing orders during a pandemic disaster that would shut down commercial construction. Effective June 16, 2021
Signed by GovernorUniform General Conditions for K-12 Contracts
This bill would add two positions to the uniform general conditions (UGCs) statutory workgroup of the Texas Facilities Commission and allow for the collaborative development of UGCs for adoption by school districts for construction contracts. Effective June 7, 2021
Signed by GovernorLien Law Modernization
This legislation seeks to streamline the current Texas lien statutes, remove redundant provisions, address various ambiguities and provide for specific statutory forms for notice. Effective January 1, 2022
Signed by GovernorICYMI: Our Legislative Victories Campaign
During the months of August and September of 2021, a number of our law firm members participated in a legislative victories campaign by offering a short write-up on some of our top priories during the 87th Legislative Session. Click the links below to view the campaign.
Kyle's Story • Design Defects • Statute of Repose • Uniform General Conditions • Attorney's Fees • Lien LawsInterested in learning more about our advocacy efforts and opportunities to get involved?