There are good and bad people in most all fields, construction included. Occasionally hard lessons are learned regarding large upfront deposits and work not completed by unscrupulous contractors who take the money and run. Civil actions against them can be like pouring good money after bad. For those who get taken by unscrupulous contractors in Tarrant County, there may be another tool to seek justice.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/watchdog/2018/11/25/change-tarrant-county-prosecutors-going-after-home-contractors-dont-finish-job