Texas Statutes
§ 101.103 — LEGAL REPRESENTATION.
Texas § 101.103
JurisdictionTexas
Code CPCivil Practice and Remedies Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code Code Ann. § 101.103 (2026).
Text
Sec. 101.103. LEGAL REPRESENTATION.
(a)The attorney general shall defend each action brought under this chapter against a governmental unit that has authority and jurisdiction coextensive with the geographical limits of this state. The attorney general may be fully assisted by counsel provided by an insurance carrier.
(b)A governmental unit having an area of jurisdiction smaller than the entire state shall employ its own counsel according to the organic act under which the unit operates, unless the governmental unit has relinquished to an insurance carrier the right to defend against the claim.
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Legislative History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 101.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 101.002
SHORT TITLE.§ 101.003
REMEDIES ADDITIONAL.§ 101.021
GOVERNMENTAL LIABILITY.§ 101.0211
NO LIABILITY FOR JOINT ENTERPRISE.§ 101.0215
LIABILITY OF A MUNICIPALITY.§ 101.023
LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF LIABILITY.§ 101.024
EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.§ 101.026
INDIVIDUAL'S IMMUNITY PRESERVED.§ 101.027
LIABILITY INSURANCE.§ 101.028
WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
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Texas § 101.103, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/CP/101.103.