(May 3, 2016, 9:40 AM EDT) -- WACO, Texas — A settlement agreement that resolved a payment dispute between a general contractor that was hired to construct a housing complex on Sam Houston State University’s (SHSU) campus and the subcontractor that installed the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system did not result in a merger of the indemnity clause between the parties’ subcontracts, a Texas appellate panel ruled April 28 in reversing the subcontractor’s summary judgment award (Capstone Building Corporation v. IES Commercial Inc., No. 10-15-00182-CV, Texas App., 10th Dist.; 2016 Texas App. LEXIS 4449)....