Change order provisions address modifications to the scope, price, or timeline of construction work and the procedures required to authorize them.
The cases below are organized by outcome and significance. Flagship cases represent the most-cited opinions that have shaped how change order clauses are interpreted in Texas courts.
Sovereign immunity bars a contractor's breach-of-contract suit against a state agency absent express legislative consent; neither the agency's conduct, contract terms, nor general statutes waive immunity from suit.
A contractor must exhaust administrative remedies established by a regional transportation authority before pursuing breach of contract claims in court, even when the authority lacks governmental immunity from suit.
The Fourth Circuit reversed the district court's dismissal, holding that the False Claims Act broadly reaches false statements made to obtain government contract approval, not just false payment claims themselves.
131 opinions sorted by most cited
| CASE | CITATION | OUTCOME | CITES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission v. IT-Davy Texas Supreme Court | 74 S.W.3d 849 (2002) | voided | 1,958 |
| Martin K. Eby Construction Company, Inc. v. Dallas Area Rapid Transit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | 369 F.3d 464 (2004) | enforced | 1,071 |
| Edwin P. Harrison, and United States of America, Party in Interest v. Westinghouse Savannah River Company Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | 176 F.3d 776 (1999) | reversed | 976 |
| Green International, Inc. v. Solis Texas Supreme Court | 951 S.W.2d 384 (1997) | modified | 861 |
| Flameout Design & Fabrication, Inc. v. Pennzoil Caspian Corp. Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston) | 994 S.W.2d 830 (1999) | enforced | 448 |
| Westech Engineering, Inc. v. Clearwater Constructors, Inc. Court of Appeals of Texas | 835 S.W.2d 190 (1992) | enforced | 393 |
| Reflectone, Inc. v. John H. Dalton, Secretary of the Navy Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | 60 F.3d 1572 (1995) | reversed | 325 |
| Sage Street Associates v. Northdale Construction Co. Texas Supreme Court | 863 S.W.2d 438 (1993) | remanded | 270 |
| Lenape Resources Corp. v. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. Texas Supreme Court | 925 S.W.2d 565 (1996) | enforced | 252 |
| Hamon Contractors, Inc. v. Carter & Burgess, Inc. Colorado Court of Appeals | 229 P.3d 282 (2009) | enforced | 234 |
| County Commissioners v. J. Roland Dashiell & Sons, Inc. Court of Appeals of Maryland | 747 A.2d 600 (2000) | enforced | 202 |
| Hartley v. Metropolitan Util. Dist. Nebraska Supreme Court | 294 Neb. 870 (2016) | enforced | 183 |
| Barthelemy v. Air Lines Pilots Ass'n Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 897 F.2d 999 (1990) | enforced | 156 |
| Zachry Construction Corporation v. Port of Houston Authority of Harris County, Texas Texas Supreme Court | 449 S.W.3d 98 (2014) | remanded | 151 |
| Lange Industries, Inc. v. Hallam Grain Co. Nebraska Supreme Court | 507 N.W.2d 465 (1993) | enforced | 137 |
| Parker v. Columbia Bank Court of Special Appeals of Maryland | 604 A.2d 521 (1992) | enforced | 134 |
| TWB Architects, Inc. v. The Braxton, LLC Tennessee Supreme Court | 578 S.W.3d 879 (2019) | remanded | 126 |
| HCBeck, Ltd. v. Rice Texas Supreme Court | 284 S.W.3d 349 (2009) | enforced | 125 |
| PYCA Industries, Inc. v. Harrison County Waste Water Management District Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | 81 F.3d 1412 (1996) | modified | 123 |
| Solar Applications Engineering, Inc. v. T.A. Operating Corp. Texas Supreme Court | 327 S.W.3d 104 (2010) | remanded | 115 |