To the extent an employee has individual immunity from a tort claim for damages, it is not affected by this chapter.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 101.026
INDIVIDUAL'S IMMUNITY PRESERVED
Known as the Texas Tort Claims Act
The act spans §§ 101–101 (41 sections).
Applied in 16 court decisions — leading case DeWitt v. Harris County (1995)
Most recently applied in Franka v. Velasquez (January 2011)
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff
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