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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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To the extent an employee has individual immunity from a tort claim for damages, it is not affected by this chapter.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.