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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 379B.005

SUITS; INDEMNITY

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1221, Sec. 1, eff

(a) An authority may sue and be sued.

(b) In a suit against an authority, process may be served on the president, vice president, or registered agent.

(c) An authority may not be required to give a bond on an appeal or writ of error taken in a civil case that the authority is prosecuting or defending.

(d) An authority may indemnify an authority employee or board member or a former authority employee or board member for necessary expenses and costs, including attorney's fees, incurred by that person in connection with a claim asserted against that person if:

(1) the claim relates to an act or omission of the person when acting in the scope of the person's board membership or authority employment; and

(2) the person has not been found liable or guilty on the claim.

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