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TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 102.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 102 - Tort Claims Payments by Local Governments|Section 102.001. Definitions

Sec. 102.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Employee" includes an officer, volunteer, or employee, a former officer, volunteer, or employee, and the estate of an officer, volunteer, or employee or former officer, volunteer, or employee of a local government.  The term includes a member of a governing board.  The term does not include a county extension agent.(2)  "Local government" means a county, city, town, special purpose district, including a soil and water conservation district, and any other political subdivision of the state.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 2, Sec. 3.07, eff. Sept. 2, 1987;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1115, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 996 (S.B. 1613), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 102.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 102 - Tort Claims Payments by Local Governments|Section 102.002. Payment of Certain Tort Claims

Sec. 102.002.  PAYMENT OF CERTAIN TORT CLAIMS.  (a)  A local government may pay actual damages awarded against an employee of the local government if the damages:(1)  result from an act or omission of the employee in the course and scope of his employment for the local government;  and(2)  arise from a cause of action for negligence.(b)  The local government may also pay the court costs and attorney's fees awarded against an employee for whom the local government may pay damages under this section.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), a local government may not pay damages awarded against an employee that:(1)  arise from a cause of action for official misconduct;  or(2)  arise from a cause of action involving a wilful or wrongful act or omission or an act or omission constituting gross negligence.(d)  A local government may not pay damages awarded against an employee to the extent the damages are recoverable under an insurance contract or a self-insurance plan authorized by statute.(e)  A local government that does not give a bond under Section 1105.101(b), Estates Code, shall pay damages awarded against an employee of the local government arising from a cause of action described by Subsection (c) if the liability results from the employee's appointment as guardian of the person or estate of a ward under the Estates Code and the action or omission for which the employee was found liable was in the course and scope of the person's employment with the local government.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 924, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 22.007, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 102.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 102 - Tort Claims Payments by Local Governments|Section 102.003. Maximum Payments

Sec. 102.003.  MAXIMUM PAYMENTS.  Payments under this chapter by a local government may not exceed:(1)  $100,000 to any one person or $300,000 for any single occurrence in the case of personal injury or death; or(2)  $10,000 for a single occurrence of property damage, unless the local government is liable in the local government's capacity as guardian under the Estates Code and does not give a bond under Section 1105.101(b), Estates Code, in which event payments may not exceed the amount of the actual property damages.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 924, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 22.008, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 102.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 102 - Tort Claims Payments by Local Governments|Section 102.004. Defense Counsel

Sec. 102.004.  DEFENSE COUNSEL.  (a)  A local government may provide legal counsel to represent a defendant for whom the local government may pay damages under this chapter.  The counsel provided by the local government may be the local government's regularly employed counsel, unless there is a potential conflict of interest between the local government and the defendant, in which case the local government may employ other legal counsel to defend the suit.(b)  Legal counsel provided under this section may settle the portion of a suit that may result in the payment of damages by the local government under this chapter.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 102.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 102 - Tort Claims Payments by Local Governments|Section 102.005. Security for Court Costs Not Required

Sec. 102.005.  SECURITY FOR COURT COSTS NOT REQUIRED.  In a case defended under this chapter, neither the defendant nor a local government is required to advance security for costs or to give bond on appeal or writ of error.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 102.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 102 - Tort Claims Payments by Local Governments|Section 102.006. Other Laws Not Affected

Sec. 102.006.  OTHER LAWS NOT AFFECTED.  This chapter does not affect:(1)  Chapter 101 of this code (the Texas Tort Claims Act);  or(2)  a defense, immunity, or jurisdictional bar available to a local government or an employee.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 104.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 104 - State Liability for Conduct of Public Servants|Section 104.001. State Liability; Persons Covered

Sec. 104.001.  STATE LIABILITY; PERSONS COVERED.  In a cause of action based on conduct described in Section 104.002, the state shall indemnify the following persons, without regard to whether the persons performed their services for compensation, for actual damages, court costs, and attorney's fees adjudged against:(1)  an employee, a member of the governing board, or any other officer of a state agency, institution, or department;(2)  a former employee, former member of the governing board, or any other former officer of a state agency, institution, or department who was an employee or officer when the act or omission on which the damages are based occurred;(3)  a physician or psychiatrist licensed in this state who was performing services under a contract with any state agency, institution, or department or a racing official performing services under a contract with the Texas Racing Commission when the act or omission on which the damages are based occurred;(3-a)  a phlebotomist licensed in this state who was performing services under a contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice when the act or omission on which the damages are based occurred;(4)  a chaplain or spiritual advisor who was performing services under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or the Texas Juvenile Justice Department when the act or omission on which the damages are based occurred;(5)  a person serving on the governing board of a foundation, corporation, or association at the request and on behalf of an institution of higher education, as that term is defined by Section 61.003(8), Education Code, not including a public junior college;(6)  a state contractor who signed a waste manifest as required by a state contract; or(7)  the estate of a person listed in this section.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1099, Sec. 47, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 2, Sec. 3.08, eff. Sept. 2, 1987;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 29, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 20, 1987;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 386, Sec. 72, eff. Aug. 26, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 139, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 883, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 28, 1995;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1082, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 292 (H.B. 1194), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 104.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 104 - State Liability for Conduct of Public Servants|Section 104.002. State Liability; Conduct Covered

Sec. 104.002.  STATE LIABILITY;  CONDUCT COVERED.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the state is liable for indemnification under this chapter only if the damages are based on an act or omission by the person in the course and scope of the person's office, employment, or contractual performance for or service on behalf of the agency, institution, or department and if:(1)  the damages arise out of a cause of action for negligence, except a wilful or wrongful act or an act of gross negligence;  or(2)  the damages arise out of a cause of action for deprivation of a right, privilege, or immunity secured by the constitution or laws of this state or the United States, except when the court in its judgment or the jury in its verdict finds that the person acted in bad faith, with conscious indifference or reckless disregard;  or(3)  indemnification is in the interest of the state as determined by the attorney general or his designee.(b)  The state is liable for indemnification under this chapter if:(1)  the person is liable for the damages solely because the person signed an industrial solid waste or hazardous waste manifest or other record required by Section 361.036, Health and Safety Code;(2)  the person signed the manifest or record in the course and scope of the person's office, employment, or contractual performance or service on behalf of the agency, institution, or department;  and(3)  the person or company who signed the manifest did not increase or aggravate circumstances of contamination by grossly negligent acts or wilful misconduct.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 2, Sec. 3.09, eff. Sept. 2, 1987;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 702, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 883, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 104.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 104 - State Liability for Conduct of Public Servants|Section 104.003. Limits on Amount of Recoverable Damages

Sec. 104.003.  LIMITS ON AMOUNT OF RECOVERABLE DAMAGES.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c) or a specific appropriation, state liability for indemnification under this chapter may not exceed:(1)  $100,000 to a single person indemnified and, if more than one person is indemnified, $300,000 for a single occurrence in the case of personal injury, death, or deprivation of a right, privilege, or immunity;  and(2)  $10,000 for each single occurrence of damage to property.(b)  The state is not liable under this chapter to the extent that damages are recoverable under and are in excess of the deductible limits of:(1)  a contract of insurance;  or(2)  a plan of self-insurance authorized by statute.(c)  The limits on state liability provided by Subsection (a) do not apply if the state liability is based on Section 104.002(b).(d)  For the purposes of this section, a claim arises out of a single occurrence, if the claim arises from a common nucleus of operative facts, regardless of the number of claimants or the number of separate acts or omissions.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1049, Sec. 59, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 2, Sec. 3.10, eff. Sept. 2, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 3.09, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 702, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 26, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 139, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 468, Sec. 2, eff. May 30, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 531, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 104.0035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 104 - State Liability for Conduct of Public Servants|Section 104.0035. State Liability; Criminal Prosecution

Sec. 104.0035.  STATE LIABILITY;  CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.  (a)  The state shall indemnify a person for reasonable attorney's fees incurred in defense of a criminal prosecution against the person if:(1)  the person is covered by Section 104.001;(2)  the attorney general determines that the conduct for which the person is criminally prosecuted could give rise to a civil cause of action covered by Section 104.002;(3)  the person is found not guilty after a trial or appeal or the complaint, information, or indictment is dismissed without a plea of guilty or nolo contendere being entered;  and(4)  the attorney general determines that the complaint, information, or indictment presented against the person was dismissed because:(A)  the presentment was made on mistake, false information, or other similar basis, indicating absence of probable cause to believe, at the time of the dismissal, the person committed the offense;  or(B)  the complaint, information, or indictment was void.(b)  State liability for indemnification under this section may not exceed $10,000 for the prosecution of a criminal offense or the prosecution of two or more offenses prosecuted in a single criminal action.(c)  This section does not apply to a person who is criminally prosecuted for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated under Section 49.04, Penal Code, for intoxication assault committed while operating a motor vehicle under Section 49.07, Penal Code, or for intoxication manslaughter under Section 49.08, Penal Code.(d)  An initial determination of the liability of the state for indemnification and the reasonableness of attorney's fees under this section shall be made by the attorney general upon application by any person other than:(1)  an employee or former employee of the attorney general's office;  or(2)  the attorney general or a former attorney general.(e)  If the attorney general determines under Subsection (d) that the state is liable for indemnification, the attorney general shall indemnify the person for reasonable attorney's fees as provided by this section from funds appropriated for that purpose.  If the attorney general determines that the state is not liable for indemnification, the person may appeal to a district court in Travis County.  A person who is not entitled to an initial determination under Subsection (d) may bring an action in a district court in Travis County.(f)  The district court in Travis County has jurisdiction to hear a suit under this section and may issue an order directing the attorney general's office to indemnify the person for reasonable attorney's fees as provided by this section.  The judgment of the district court is final and is not subject to appeal.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 29, Sec. 2, eff. Oct. 20, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 14.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 104.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 104 - State Liability for Conduct of Public Servants|Section 104.004. Defense by Attorney General

Sec. 104.004.  DEFENSE BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.  (a)  The attorney general shall defend a public servant or estate listed in Section 104.001 in a cause of action covered by this chapter.(b)  The attorney general may settle or compromise the portion of a lawsuit that may result in state liability under this chapter.(c)  It is not a conflict of interest for the attorney general to defend a person under this chapter and also to prosecute a legal action against that person as required or authorized by law if different assistant attorneys general are assigned the responsibility for each action.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 2, Sec. 3.11, eff. Sept. 2, 1987.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 104.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 104 - State Liability for Conduct of Public Servants|Section 104.005. Service of Process or Timely Notice to Attorney General Required

Sec. 104.005.  SERVICE OF PROCESS OR TIMELY NOTICE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL REQUIRED.  Except as provided by Section 104.0035, the state is not liable for the defense of an action covered by this chapter or for damages, court costs, or attorney's fees unless:(1)  the attorney general has been served in the case and the state has been given an opportunity to defend the suit;  or(2)  the person against whom the action is brought delivers to the attorney general all process served on the person not later than the 10th day after the date of service.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 29, Sec. 3, eff. Oct. 20, 1987.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 104.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 104 - State Liability for Conduct of Public Servants|Section 104.006. Security or Bond

Sec. 104.006.  SECURITY OR BOND.  In a cause of action defended by the attorney general under this chapter, the attorney general or the individual or estate represented may not be required to advance security for cost or to give bond on appeal or on review by writ of error.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 104.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 104 - State Liability for Conduct of Public Servants|Section 104.007. Funds for Defense

Sec. 104.007.  FUNDS FOR DEFENSE.  (a)  Only funds appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the attorney general may be used to conduct the defense of an action that the attorney general is required to defend under this chapter.(b)  Conducting the defense of an action covered by this chapter includes investigating, taking depositions, making discovery, preparing for trial, preparing exhibits or other evidence, and participating in actual trial.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 104.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 104 - State Liability for Conduct of Public Servants|Section 104.008. No Waiver of Defenses

Sec. 104.008.  NO WAIVER OF DEFENSES.  This chapter does not waive a defense, immunity, or jurisdictional bar available to the state or its officers, employees, or contractors.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 104.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 104 - State Liability for Conduct of Public Servants|Section 104.009. Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance

Sec. 104.009.  DIRECTORS' AND OFFICERS' LIABILITY INSURANCE.  (a)  A state agency, institution, or department may purchase a directors' and officers' liability insurance policy applicable to damages for conduct described under Section 104.002 and other conduct customarily covered under directors' and officers' liability insurance policies for the benefit of:(1)  a director or officer of the agency, institution, or department;(2)  a member of a governing board, commission, or council of the agency, institution, or department;  or(3)  a member of the executive staff of the agency, institution, or department.(b)  An insurance policy purchased under this section must have a deductible applicable to the liability of the state agency, institution, or department in an amount equal to the amount of the limits of liability established under Section 104.003.  The deductible applicable to an individual's liability may be set at a lower amount.(c)  The purchase of an insurance policy under this section does not waive a defense, immunity, or jurisdictional bar available to the state agency, institution, or department purchasing the insurance or to the insured.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 468, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1997.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 105.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 105 - Frivolous Claim or Regulatory Action by State Agency|Section 105.001. Definitions

Sec. 105.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Fees and other expenses" means:(A)  the reasonable expenses of witnesses incurred in preparing to testify or in attending or testifying;(B)  a reasonable fee for the professional services of an expert witness;  and(C)  the reasonable costs of a study, analysis, engineering report, test, or other project the court finds to be necessary for the preparation of the party's case.(2)  "Party" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or public or private organization other than a state agency.(3)  "State agency" means a board, commission, department, office, or other agency that:(A)  is in the executive branch of state government;(B)  was created by the constitution or a statute of this state;  and(C)  has statewide jurisdiction.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 105.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 105 - Frivolous Claim or Regulatory Action by State Agency|Section 105.002. Recovery of Fees, Expenses, and Attorney's Fees for Frivolous Claim

Sec. 105.002.  RECOVERY OF FEES, EXPENSES, AND ATTORNEY'S FEES FOR FRIVOLOUS CLAIM.  A party to a civil suit in a court of this state brought by or against a state agency in which the agency asserts a cause of action against the party, either originally or as a counterclaim or cross claim, is entitled to recover, in addition to all other costs allowed by law or rule, a total amount not to exceed $1 million for fees, expenses, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the party in defending the agency's action if:(1)  the court finds that the action is frivolous; and(2)  the action is dismissed or judgment is awarded to the party.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 504 (S.B. 27), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 105.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 105 - Frivolous Claim or Regulatory Action by State Agency|Section 105.003. Motion of Frivolous Claim

Sec. 105.003.  MOTION OF FRIVOLOUS CLAIM.  (a)  To recover under Section 105.002, the party must file a written motion alleging that the agency's claim is frivolous.  The motion may be filed at any time after the filing of the pleadings in which the agency's cause of action is alleged.(b)  The motion must set forth the facts that justify the party's claim.(c)  The motion must state that if the action is dismissed or judgment is awarded to the party, the party intends to submit a motion to the court to recover fees, expenses, and reasonable attorney's fees.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 504 (S.B. 27), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 105.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 105 - Frivolous Claim or Regulatory Action by State Agency|Section 105.004. Payment of Costs

Sec. 105.004.  PAYMENT OF COSTS.  The agency shall pay the fees and expenses from funds appropriated for operation of the agency, funds appropriated for the payment of fees and expenses under this chapter, or other funds available for that purpose.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|