Texas Statutes
§ 495.005 — CIVIL LIABILITY.
Texas § 495.005
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Bluebook
Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 495.005 (2026).
Text
Sec. 495.005. CIVIL LIABILITY. A private vendor operating under a contract authorized by this subchapter may not claim sovereign immunity in a suit arising from the services performed under the contract by the private vendor or county. This section does not deprive the private vendor or the state of the benefit of any law limiting exposure to liability, setting a limit on damages, or establishing a defense to liability.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01 eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Renumbered from Sec. 494.005 by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.
Nearby Sections
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§ 495.001
AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.§ 495.002
INMATES.§ 495.005
CIVIL LIABILITY.§ 495.006
CONVERSION OF FACILITY.§ 495.007
LIMITATION.§ 495.008
AUDITING AND MONITORING CONTRACTS.§ 495.022
CONTRACTS WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.§ 495.024
RELEASE OF OUT-OF-STATE INMATES.§ 495.027
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