Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 111.001 · Chapter 111. LIMITATION ON SETTLEMENT OF CLAIM OR ACTION AGAINST THE STATE
PURPOSE; APPLICABILITY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The purposes of this chapter include providing a means for the legislature to determine the extent to which this state waives its sovereign immunity with regard to a settlement of a claim or action against the state that requires an expenditure of state funds.
(b) This chapter applies to any settlement described by Section 111.003(a) of a claim or action against this state seeking any relief under any theory of recovery, including a mandamus action against a state officer or official, that is brought or may be brought in or before any court, administrative agency, or other tribunal.
(c) For purposes of this chapter, a reference to this state includes any agency, institution, or other entity of state government.
(d) This chapter does not apply to a refund of a tax, fee, or any related penalty or interest.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (S.B. 2031), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.111.htm
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