Tex. Local Government Code § 379B.005
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 379B.005, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 379B.005. SUITS; INDEMNITY.
Official statutory text
(a) An authority may sue and be sued.
(b) In a suit against an authority, process may be served on the president, vice president, or registered agent.
(c) An authority may not be required to give a bond on an appeal or writ of error taken in a civil case that the authority is prosecuting or defending.
(d) An authority may indemnify an authority employee or board member or a former authority employee or board member for necessary expenses and costs, including attorney's fees, incurred by that person in connection with a claim asserted against that person if:
(1) the claim relates to an act or omission of the person when acting in the scope of the person's board membership or authority employment; and
(2) the person has not been found liable or guilty on the claim.
(b) In a suit against an authority, process may be served on the president, vice president, or registered agent.
(c) An authority may not be required to give a bond on an appeal or writ of error taken in a civil case that the authority is prosecuting or defending.
(d) An authority may indemnify an authority employee or board member or a former authority employee or board member for necessary expenses and costs, including attorney's fees, incurred by that person in connection with a claim asserted against that person if:
(1) the claim relates to an act or omission of the person when acting in the scope of the person's board membership or authority employment; and
(2) the person has not been found liable or guilty on the claim.
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