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Tex. Educ. Code § 85.18

MANDATORY VENUE

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Amawi v. Pflugerville Indep. Sch. Dist. (2019)

Most recently applied in Amawi v. Pflugerville Indep. Sch. Dist. (April 2019)

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 4.10, eff

(a) Venue for a suit filed against the board or a member of the board in the member's official capacity is in Brazos County.

(b) Venue for a suit filed against The Texas A&M University System, any component of The Texas A&M University System, or any officer or employee of The Texas A&M University System is in the county in which the primary office of the chief executive officer of the system or component, as applicable, is located.

(c) This section does not waive any defense to or immunity from suit or liability that may be asserted by an entity or individual described by this section.

(d) In case of a conflict between this section and any other law, this section controls.

(e) The changes in law made by the adoption of this section apply only to an action brought on or after September 1, 2003.

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