Texas Statutes
§ 311.034 — WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.
Texas·Code GV Government Code
Sec. 311.034. WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY. In order to preserve the legislature's interest in managing state fiscal matters through the appropriations process, a statute shall not be construed as a waiver of sovereign immunity unless the waiver is effected by clear and unambiguous language. In a statute, the use of "person," as defined by Section 311.005 to include governmental entities, does not indicate legislative intent to waive sovereign immunity unless the context of the statute indicates no other reasonable construction. Statutory prerequisites to a suit, including the provision of notice, are jurisdictional requirements in all suits against a governmental entity.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 8, eff. June 15, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1150 (H.B. 2988 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 311.001
SHORT TITLE.§ 311.002
APPLICATION.§ 311.003
RULES NOT EXCLUSIVE.§ 311.004
CITATION OF CODES.§ 311.005
GENERAL DEFINITIONS.§ 311.006
INTERNAL REFERENCES.§ 311.011
COMMON AND TECHNICAL USAGE OF WORDS.§ 311.012
TENSE, NUMBER, AND GENDER.§ 311.013
AUTHORITY AND QUORUM OF PUBLIC BODY.§ 311.014
COMPUTATION OF TIME.§ 311.015
REFERENCE TO A SERIES.§ 311.016
"MAY," "SHALL," "MUST," ETC.§ 311.021
INTENTION IN ENACTMENT OF STATUTES.§ 311.022
PROSPECTIVE OPERATION OF STATUTES.§ 311.023
STATUTE CONSTRUCTION AIDS.