(a) The board may sue and be sued in its own name.
(b) The board may request from the municipal attorney the legal services it requires. In addition or in the alternative, the board may employ and compensate its own counsel and legal staff.
Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 306.041
SUITS; LEGAL SERVICES
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Porretto v. Patterson (2008)
Most recently applied in Porretto v. Patterson (February 2008)
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.