Tex. Local Government Code § 180.008
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 180.008, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 180.008. PROHIBITION ON USE OF PUBLIC MONEY TO SETTLE OR PAY SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, "political subdivision" means a county, municipality, school district, other special district, or other subdivision of state government.
(b) A political subdivision may not use public money to settle or otherwise pay a sexual harassment claim made against a person who is:
(1) an elected or appointed member of the governing body of the political subdivision; or
(2) an officer or employee of the political subdivision.
(b) A political subdivision may not use public money to settle or otherwise pay a sexual harassment claim made against a person who is:
(1) an elected or appointed member of the governing body of the political subdivision; or
(2) an officer or employee of the political subdivision.
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