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TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 110.0031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 110 - Religious Freedom|Section 110.0031. Prohibition on Orders Closing Places of Worship

Sec. 110.0031.  PROHIBITION ON ORDERS CLOSING PLACES OF WORSHIP.  A government agency or public official may not issue an order that closes or has the effect of closing places of worship in this state or in a geographic area of this state.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 799 (H.B. 1239), Sec. 3, eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 110.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 110 - Religious Freedom|Section 110.004. Defense

Sec. 110.004.  DEFENSE.  A person whose free exercise of religion has been substantially burdened in violation of Section 110.003 or 110.0031 may assert that violation as a defense in a judicial or administrative proceeding without regard to whether the proceeding is brought in the name of the state or by any other person.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 799 (H.B. 1239), Sec. 4, eff. June 16, 2021.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 110.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 110 - Religious Freedom|Section 110.005. Remedies

Sec. 110.005.  REMEDIES.  (a)  Any person, other than a government agency, who successfully asserts a claim or defense under this chapter is entitled to recover:(1)  declaratory relief under Chapter 37;(2)  injunctive relief to prevent the threatened violation or continued violation;(3)  compensatory damages for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses;  and(4)  reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and other reasonable expenses incurred in bringing the action.(b)  Compensatory damages awarded under Subsection (a)(3) may not exceed $10,000 for each entire, distinct controversy, without regard to the number of members or other persons within a religious group who claim injury as a result of the government agency's exercise of governmental authority.  A claimant is not entitled to recover exemplary damages under this chapter.(c)  An action under this section must be brought in district court.(d)  A person may not bring an action for damages or declaratory or injunctive relief against an individual, other than an action brought against an individual acting in the individual's official capacity as an officer of a government agency.(e)  This chapter does not affect the application of Section 498.0045 or 501.008, Government Code, or Chapter 14 of this code.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 110.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 110 - Religious Freedom|Section 110.006. Notice; Right to Accommodate

Sec. 110.006.  NOTICE;  RIGHT TO ACCOMMODATE.  (a)  A person may not bring an action to assert a claim under this chapter unless, 60 days before bringing the action, the person gives written notice to the government agency by certified mail, return receipt requested:(1)  that the person's free exercise of religion is substantially burdened by an exercise of the government agency's governmental authority;(2)  of the particular act or refusal to act that is burdened;  and(3)  of the manner in which the exercise of governmental authority burdens the act or refusal to act.(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a claimant may, within the 60-day period established by Subsection (a), bring an action for declaratory or injunctive relief and associated attorney's fees, court costs, and other reasonable expenses, if:(1)  the exercise of governmental authority that threatens to substantially burden the person's free exercise of religion is imminent;  and(2)  the person was not informed and did not otherwise have knowledge of the exercise of the governmental authority in time to reasonably provide the notice.(c)  A government agency that receives a notice under Subsection (a) may remedy the substantial burden on the person's free exercise of religion.(d)  A remedy implemented by a government agency under this section:(1)  may be designed to reasonably remove the substantial burden on the person's free exercise of religion;(2)  need not be implemented in a manner that results in an exercise of governmental authority that is the least restrictive means of furthering the governmental interest, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter;  and(3)  must be narrowly tailored to remove the particular burden for which the remedy is implemented.(e)  A person with respect to whom a substantial burden on the person's free exercise of religion has been cured by a remedy implemented under this section may not bring an action under Section 110.005.(f)  A person who complies with an inmate grievance system as required under Section 501.008, Government Code, is not required to provide a separate written notice under Subsection (a).  In conjunction with the inmate grievance system, the government agency may remedy a substantial burden on the person's free exercise of religion in the manner described by, and subject to, Subsections (c), (d), and (e).(g)  In dealing with a claim that a person's free exercise of religion has been substantially burdened in violation of this chapter, an inmate grievance system, including an inmate grievance system required under Section 501.008, Government Code, must provide to the person making the claim a statement of the government agency's rationale for imposing the burden, if any exists, in connection with any adverse determination made in connection with the claim.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 110.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 110 - Religious Freedom|Section 110.007. One-Year Limitations Period

Sec. 110.007.  ONE-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD.  (a)  A person must bring an action to assert a claim for damages under this chapter not later than one year after the date the person knew or should have known of the substantial burden on the person's free exercise of religion.(b)  Mailing notice under Section 110.006 tolls the limitations period established under this section until the 75th day after the date on which the notice was mailed.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 110.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 110 - Religious Freedom|Section 110.008. Sovereign Immunity Waived

Sec. 110.008.  SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY WAIVED.  (a)  Subject to Section 110.006, sovereign immunity to suit and from liability is waived and abolished to the extent of liability created by Section 110.005, and a claimant may sue a government agency for damages allowed by that section.(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), this chapter does not waive or abolish sovereign immunity to suit and from liability under the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 110.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 110 - Religious Freedom|Section 110.009. Effect on Rights

Sec. 110.009.  EFFECT ON RIGHTS.  (a)  This chapter does not authorize a government agency to burden a person's free exercise of religion.(b)  The protection of religious freedom afforded by this chapter is in addition to the protections provided under federal law and the constitutions of this state and the United States.  This chapter may not be construed to affect or interpret Section 4, 5, 6, or 7, Article I, Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 110.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 110 - Religious Freedom|Section 110.010. Application to Certain Cases

Sec. 110.010.  APPLICATION TO CERTAIN CASES.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a municipality has no less authority to adopt or apply laws and regulations concerning zoning, land use planning, traffic management, urban nuisance, or historic preservation than the authority of the municipality that existed under the law as interpreted by the federal courts before April 17, 1990.  This chapter does not affect the authority of a municipality to adopt or apply laws and regulations as that authority has been interpreted by any court in cases that do not involve the free exercise of religion.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 110.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 110 - Religious Freedom|Section 110.011. Civil Rights

Sec. 110.011.  CIVIL RIGHTS.  (a)  Except as provided in Subsection (b), this chapter does not establish or eliminate a defense to a civil action or criminal prosecution under a federal or state civil rights law.(b)  This chapter is fully applicable to claims regarding the employment, education, or volunteering of those who perform duties, such as spreading or teaching faith, performing devotional services, or internal governance, for a religious organization.  For the purposes of this subsection, an organization is a religious organization if:(1)  the organization's primary purpose and function are religious, it is a religious school organized primarily for religious and educational purposes, or it is a religious charity organized primarily for religious and charitable purposes;  and(2)  it does not engage in activities that would disqualify it from tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it existed on August 30, 1999.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 110.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 110 - Religious Freedom|Section 110.012. Grant to Religious Organization Not Affected

Sec. 110.012.  GRANT TO RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION NOT AFFECTED.  Notwithstanding Section 110.002(b), this chapter does not affect the grant or denial of an appropriation or other grant of money or benefits to a religious organization, nor does it affect the grant or denial of a tax exemption to a religious organization.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 111.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 111 - Limitation on Settlement of Claim or Action Against the State|Section 111.001. Purpose; Applicability

Sec. 111.001.  PURPOSE; APPLICABILITY.  (a)  The purposes of this chapter include providing a means for the legislature to determine the extent to which this state waives its sovereign immunity with regard to a settlement of a claim or action against the state that requires an expenditure of state funds.(b)  This chapter applies to any settlement described by Section 111.003(a) of a claim or action against this state seeking any relief under any theory of recovery, including a mandamus action against a state officer or official, that is brought or may be brought in or before any court, administrative agency, or other tribunal.(c)  For purposes of this chapter, a reference to this state includes any agency, institution, or other entity of state government.(d)  This chapter does not apply to a refund of a tax, fee, or any related penalty or interest.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (S.B. 2031), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 111.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 111 - Limitation on Settlement of Claim or Action Against the State|Section 111.002. Definition

Sec. 111.002.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "settlement" includes a consent decree, an agreed judgment, or any other settlement or compromise of a claim or action.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (S.B. 2031), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 111.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 111 - Limitation on Settlement of Claim or Action Against the State|Section 111.003. Limitation on Settlement Without Legislative Consent or Approval

Sec. 111.003.  LIMITATION ON SETTLEMENT WITHOUT LEGISLATIVE CONSENT OR APPROVAL.  (a)  The attorney general or other attorney representing this state may not enter into a settlement of a claim or action against this state without the consent or approval of the legislature in accordance with this chapter if the settlement:(1)  requires this state to pay total monetary damages in an amount that exceeds $10,000,000 in a state fiscal biennium; or(2)  commits this state to a course of action that in reasonable probability will entail a continuing increased expenditure of state funds over subsequent state fiscal bienniums.(b)  A settlement described by Subsection (a) entered into without the prior consent or approval of the legislature is void unless the settlement is expressly conditioned on obtaining subsequent approval by the legislature in accordance with this chapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (S.B. 2031), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 424 (S.B. 899), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 111.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 111 - Limitation on Settlement of Claim or Action Against the State|Section 111.004. Form of Consent or Approval

Sec. 111.004.  FORM OF CONSENT OR APPROVAL.  (a)  The legislature may consent to or approve a settlement described by Section 111.003(a) only by a resolution adopted by both houses of the legislature.(b)  Legislative consent under this chapter may but is not required to be expressed in the form of a resolution granting permission to sue the state that limits the relief to which a claimant may be entitled or provides additional conditions to which a grant of permission to sue is subject.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (S.B. 2031), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 111.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 111 - Limitation on Settlement of Claim or Action Against the State|Section 111.005. Appropriations

Sec. 111.005.  APPROPRIATIONS.  (a)  An appropriation of state funds to pay or comply with a settlement does not constitute consent to or approval of the settlement for purposes of this chapter.(b)  A resolution consenting to or approving a settlement under this chapter does not and may not require the legislature to appropriate a particular amount for a particular purpose.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (S.B. 2031), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 111.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 111 - Limitation on Settlement of Claim or Action Against the State|Section 111.006. Report by Attorney General

Sec. 111.006.  REPORT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.  Not later than September 1 of each even-numbered year, the attorney general shall send to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and each member of the Senate Finance Committee and the House Appropriations Committee a report describing each claim or action pending as of September 1 of that year that has been or that in the opinion of the attorney general may be settled in a manner that will require prior consent or subsequent approval by the legislature under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (S.B. 2031), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 112.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 112 - Limitation of Liability for Governmental Units|Section 112.001. Certain Actions of First Responders and Volunteer Emergency Services Personnel

Sec. 112.001.  CERTAIN ACTIONS OF FIRST RESPONDERS AND VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "First responder" and "volunteer emergency services personnel" have the meanings assigned by Section 46.01, Penal Code.(2)  "Governmental unit" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.001.(b)  A governmental unit is not liable in a civil action arising from the discharge of a handgun by an individual who is a first responder or volunteer emergency services personnel and licensed to carry the handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code.(c)  The discharge of a handgun by an individual who is a first responder or volunteer emergency services personnel and licensed to carry the handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is outside the course and scope of the individual's duties as a first responder or volunteer emergency services personnel, as applicable.(d)  This section may not be construed to waive the immunity from suit or liability of a governmental unit under Chapter 101 or any other law.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1143 (H.B. 435), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1026 (H.B. 1069), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1026 (H.B. 1069), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 113.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 113 - Water Supply Contract Claim Against Local District or Authority|Section 113.001. Definitions

Sec. 113.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Adjudicating a claim" means the bringing of a civil suit and prosecution to final judgment in court and includes the bringing of an authorized arbitration proceeding and prosecution to final resolution in accordance with any mandatory procedures established in the contract that is the subject of the dispute under Section 113.002.(2)  "Local district or authority" means a special-purpose district or authority, including a levee improvement district, drainage district, irrigation district, water improvement district, water control and improvement district, water control and preservation district, fresh water supply district, navigation district, special utility district, and river authority, and any conservation and reclamation district.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (H.B. 3511), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1340 (S.B. 958), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 113.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 113 - Water Supply Contract Claim Against Local District or Authority|Section 113.002. Waiver of Immunity to Suit for Claim Regarding Water Supply Contract

Sec. 113.002.  WAIVER OF IMMUNITY TO SUIT FOR CLAIM REGARDING WATER SUPPLY CONTRACT.  A local district or authority that enters into a written contract stating the essential terms under which the local district or authority is to provide water to a purchaser for use in connection with the generation of electricity waives sovereign immunity to suit for the purpose of adjudicating a claim that the local district or authority breached the contract by not providing water, or access to water, according to the contract's terms.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (H.B. 3511), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1340 (S.B. 958), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 113.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 113 - Water Supply Contract Claim Against Local District or Authority|Section 113.003. Remedies

Sec. 113.003.  REMEDIES.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), remedies awarded in a proceeding adjudicating a claim under this chapter may include any remedy available for breach of contract that is not inconsistent with the terms of the contract, including the cost of cover and specific performance.(b)  Remedies awarded in a proceeding adjudicating a claim under this chapter may not include consequential or exemplary damages.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (H.B. 3511), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1340 (S.B. 958), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 113.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 113 - Water Supply Contract Claim Against Local District or Authority|Section 113.004. No Waiver of Other Defenses

Sec. 113.004.  NO WAIVER OF OTHER DEFENSES.  This chapter does not waive a defense or a limitation on damages available to a party to a contract other than sovereign immunity to suit.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (H.B. 3511), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1340 (S.B. 958), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 113.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 113 - Water Supply Contract Claim Against Local District or Authority|Section 113.005. No Waiver of Immunity to Suit in Federal Court

Sec. 113.005.  NO WAIVER OF IMMUNITY TO SUIT IN FEDERAL COURT.  This chapter does not waive sovereign immunity to suit in federal court.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (H.B. 3511), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1340 (S.B. 958), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 113.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 113 - Water Supply Contract Claim Against Local District or Authority|Section 113.006. No Waiver of Immunity to Suit for Tort Liability

Sec. 113.006.  NO WAIVER OF IMMUNITY TO SUIT FOR TORT LIABILITY.  This chapter does not waive sovereign immunity to suit for a cause of action for a negligent or intentional tort.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (H.B. 3511), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1340 (S.B. 958), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 113.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 113 - Water Supply Contract Claim Against Local District or Authority|Section 113.007. No New or Additional Water Rights

Sec. 113.007.  NO NEW OR ADDITIONAL WATER RIGHTS.  This chapter does not grant any user of water any new or additional rights to water or any new or additional priority to water rights.  This chapter does not confer any rights inconsistent with the terms of the contract that is the subject of a dispute under Section 113.002.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (H.B. 3511), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1340 (S.B. 958), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 113.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 5 - Governmental Liability|Chapter 113 - Water Supply Contract Claim Against Local District or Authority|Section 113.008. Authority of Regulatory Agencies; Compliance With Regulatory Order

Sec. 113.008.  AUTHORITY OF REGULATORY AGENCIES; COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATORY ORDER.  (a)  This chapter does not limit the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or any other state regulatory agency.(b)  Compliance with an order of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or any other state regulatory agency that expressly curtails water delivery to a specific electric generating facility is not considered a breach of contract for the purposes of this chapter.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (H.B. 3511), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1340 (S.B. 958), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|