Texas Statutes
§ 282.048 — AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED; DISTRICT LIABILITY.
Texas § 282.048
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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 282.048 (2026).
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Sec. 282.048. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED; DISTRICT LIABILITY.
(a)The board may sue and be sued on behalf of the district.
(b)A suit against the district must be brought in the county in which the district is located.
(c)The district is not liable for negligence for an act of a district officer, agent, or employee.
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Related
Tooke v. City of Mexia
197 S.W.3d 325 (Texas Supreme Court, 2006)
Legislative History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 282.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 282.002
DISTRICT AUTHORIZATION.§ 282.003
CREATION ELECTION REQUIRED.§ 282.004
PETITION FOR ELECTION.§ 282.005
HEARING; ELECTION ORDER.§ 282.021
ELECTION OF BOARD.§ 282.0211
OPTIONAL FOUR-YEAR TERMS.§ 282.022
OATH AND BOND.§ 282.023
COMPENSATION.§ 282.024
OFFICERS.§ 282.026
SEAL.§ 282.027
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