A local governmental entity that is authorized by statute or the constitution to enter into a contract and that enters into a contract subject to this subchapter waives sovereign immunity to suit for the purpose of adjudicating a claim for breach of the contract, subject to the terms and conditions of this subchapter.
Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 271.152
WAIVER OF IMMUNITY TO SUIT FOR CERTAIN CLAIMS
Applied in 66 court decisions — leading case The City of Houston v. Steve Williams (2011)
Most recently applied in Tercero v. TX Southmost Coll Dist (February 2021)
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 604 (H.B. 2039), 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.