Tex. Education Code § 51.901
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 51.901, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 51.901. LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR OPERATORS OF ATOMIC ENERGY REACTORS.
Official statutory text
(a) The governing boards of the state institutions of higher education, as state agencies, which are or will be constructing and operating atomic energy reactors, or otherwise performing experiments in the field of nuclear science, in cooperation with and licensed by the Atomic Energy Commission, or its successor in function, or any other governmental agency, may purchase liability insurance in any amount not to exceed $250,000, and may pay the premium from funds appropriated for that purpose.
(b) The defense of sovereign immunity shall not be available to or asserted by the insurer in any claim against it or in any cause of action arising or growing out of a nuclear incident.
(b) The defense of sovereign immunity shall not be available to or asserted by the insurer in any claim against it or in any cause of action arising or growing out of a nuclear incident.
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