(a) Sovereign immunity to suit is waived and abolished to the extent of liability created by this chapter.
(b) A person having a claim under this chapter may sue a governmental unit for damages allowed by this chapter.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 101.025
WAIVER OF GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY; PERMISSION TO SUE
Known as the Texas Tort Claims Act
The act spans §§ 101–101 (41 sections).
Applied in 109 court decisions — leading case Texas Department of Parks & Wildlife v. Miranda (2004)
Most recently applied in Joy Worsdale, Individually and as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Scott Worsdale v. the City of Killeen, Texas (June 2019)
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff
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