Texas Statutes
§ 375.004 — GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY; TORT CLAIMS.
Texas § 375.004
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Tex. Local Government Code Code Ann. § 375.004 (2026).
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Sec. 375.004. GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY; TORT CLAIMS.
(a)A district is a governmental agency, a body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision of the state.
(b)A district is a unit of government for purposes of Chapter 101 , Civil Practice and Remedies Code (Texas Tort Claims Act), and operations of a district are considered to be essential governmental functions and not proprietary functions for all purposes, including the application of the Texas Tort Claims Act.
SUBCHAPTER B. CREATION OF DISTRICT
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 13.05(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.
Nearby Sections
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§ 375.001
LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; PURPOSES.§ 375.002
CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.§ 375.003
DEFINITIONS.§ 375.004
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY; TORT CLAIMS.§ 375.022
PETITION.§ 375.025
HEARING.§ 375.026
ORDER; INITIAL DIRECTORS.§ 375.041
COMMISSION ORDER.§ 375.042
MISTAKE IN BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION.§ 375.043
ANNEXATION; NOTICE OF BOUNDARIES.§ 375.061
NUMBER OF DIRECTORS; TERMS.§ 375.062
TERMS OF INITIAL DIRECTORS.§ 375.063
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