Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 102.003 · Chapter 102. TORT CLAIMS PAYMENTS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
MAXIMUM PAYMENTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Payments under this chapter by a local government may not exceed:
(1) $100,000 to any one person or $300,000 for any single occurrence in the case of personal injury or death; or
(2) $10,000 for a single occurrence of property damage, unless the local government is liable in the local government's capacity as guardian under the Estates Code and does not give a bond under Section 1105.101(b), Estates Code, in which event payments may not exceed the amount of the actual property damages.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 924, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 22.008, eff. September 1, 2017.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.102.htm
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