SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY WAIVED
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Wichita Falls State Hospital v. Taylor (2003)
Most recently applied in Belen Gonzales v. Mathis Independent School (October 2020)
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff
(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.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.