The board has the power to sue and be sued in the name of the University of Houston. Venue shall be in either Harris County or Travis County. The university shall be impleaded by service of citation on the president or any of its vice presidents. Nothing in this section shall be construed as granting legislative consent for suits against the board, the University of Houston System, or its component institutions and entities except as authorized by law.
Tex. Educ. Code § 111.33
SUITS
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case Tooke v. City of Mexia (2006)
Most recently applied in Tooke v. City of Mexia (June 2006)
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3272, ch. 1024, art. 1, 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.