Except as to motor vehicles, this chapter does not apply to a school district or to a junior college district.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 101.051
SCHOOL AND JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICTS PARTIALLY EXCLUDED
Known as the Texas Tort Claims Act
The act spans §§ 101–101 (41 sections).
Applied in 26 court decisions — leading case Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District (1998)
Most recently applied in Hous. Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Durrell (March 2018)
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.