Tex. Education Code § 38.159
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 38.159, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 38.159. IMMUNITY.
Official statutory text
This subchapter does not:
(1) waive any immunity from liability of a school district or open-enrollment charter school or of district or charter school officers or employees;
(2) create any liability for a cause of action against a school district or open-enrollment charter school or against district or charter school officers or employees;
(3) waive any immunity from liability under Section 74.151, Civil Practice and Remedies Code; or
(4) create any cause of action or liability for a member of a concussion oversight team arising from the injury or death of a student participating in an interscholastic athletics practice or competition, based on service or participation on the concussion oversight team.
(1) waive any immunity from liability of a school district or open-enrollment charter school or of district or charter school officers or employees;
(2) create any liability for a cause of action against a school district or open-enrollment charter school or against district or charter school officers or employees;
(3) waive any immunity from liability under Section 74.151, Civil Practice and Remedies Code; or
(4) create any cause of action or liability for a member of a concussion oversight team arising from the injury or death of a student participating in an interscholastic athletics practice or competition, based on service or participation on the concussion oversight team.
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