Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 104.004 · Chapter 104. STATE LIABILITY FOR CONDUCT OF PUBLIC SERVANTS
DEFENSE BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The attorney general shall defend a public servant or estate listed in Section 104.001 in a cause of action covered by this chapter.
(b) The attorney general may settle or compromise the portion of a lawsuit that may result in state liability under this chapter.
(c) It is not a conflict of interest for the attorney general to defend a person under this chapter and also to prosecute a legal action against that person as required or authorized by law if different assistant attorneys general are assigned the responsibility for each action.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 2, Sec. 3.11, eff. Sept. 2, 1987.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.104.htm
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