Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 116.002
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 116.002, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 116.002. CERTAIN SETTLEMENT TERMS PROHIBITED.
Official statutory text
(a) A governmental unit may not enter into a settlement of a claim or action against the governmental unit in which:
(1) the amount of the settlement is equal to or greater than $30,000;
(2) the money that would be used to pay the settlement is:
(A) derived from taxes collected by a governmental unit;
(B) received from the state; or
(C) insurance proceeds received from an insurance policy for which the premium was paid with taxes collected by a governmental unit or money received from the state; and
(3) a condition of the settlement requires a party seeking affirmative relief against the governmental unit to agree not to disclose any fact, allegation, evidence, or other matter to any other person, including a journalist or other member of the media.
(b) A settlement agreement provision entered into in violation of Subsection (a) is void and unenforceable.
(1) the amount of the settlement is equal to or greater than $30,000;
(2) the money that would be used to pay the settlement is:
(A) derived from taxes collected by a governmental unit;
(B) received from the state; or
(C) insurance proceeds received from an insurance policy for which the premium was paid with taxes collected by a governmental unit or money received from the state; and
(3) a condition of the settlement requires a party seeking affirmative relief against the governmental unit to agree not to disclose any fact, allegation, evidence, or other matter to any other person, including a journalist or other member of the media.
(b) A settlement agreement provision entered into in violation of Subsection (a) is void and unenforceable.
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