Tex. Local Government Code § 214.200
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 214.200, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 214.200. PRIORITY OR LEVEL OF RESPONSE NOT AFFECTED; LIABILITY OF MUNICIPALITY FOR NONRESPONSE.
Official statutory text
(a) Nothing in this subchapter:
(1) affects the priority or level of response provided by a municipality to a permitted location; or
(2) waives the governmental immunity provided by law for a municipality.
(b) A municipality that does not respond to an alarm signal is not liable for damages that may occur relating to the cause of the alarm signal.
(1) affects the priority or level of response provided by a municipality to a permitted location; or
(2) waives the governmental immunity provided by law for a municipality.
(b) A municipality that does not respond to an alarm signal is not liable for damages that may occur relating to the cause of the alarm signal.
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