Texas Statutes
§ 172.159 — SUITS.
Texas § 172.159
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Tex. Transportation Code Code Ann. § 172.159 (2026).
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Sec. 172.159. SUITS.
(a)A district may:
(1)sue and be sued;
(2)institute and prosecute suits without giving security for costs; and
(3)appeal from a judgment without giving a supersedeas or cost bond.
(b)An action at law or in equity against the district must be brought in the county in which the principal office of the district is located, except that a suit in eminent domain must be brought in the county in which the land is located.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540 ), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.
Nearby Sections
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§ 172.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 172.002
NATURE OF DISTRICT.§ 172.003
FINDINGS.§ 172.051
APPLICABILITY.§ 172.053
CREATION OF DISTRICT BY ONE COUNTY.§ 172.054
NOTICE OF CREATION.§ 172.101
CONTROL OF DISTRICT.§ 172.102
TERMS.§ 172.103
QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.§ 172.104
VACANCY.§ 172.105
REMOVAL.§ 172.106
OFFICERS.§ 172.107
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