Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 116.002 · Chapter 116. SETTLEMENT OF CLAIM OR ACTION AGAINST GOVERNMENTAL UNIT
CERTAIN SETTLEMENT TERMS PROHIBITED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A governmental unit may not enter into a settlement of a claim or action against the governmental unit in which:
(1) the amount of the settlement is equal to or greater than $30,000;
(2) the money that would be used to pay the settlement is:
(A) derived from taxes collected by a governmental unit;
(B) received from the state; or
(C) insurance proceeds received from an insurance policy for which the premium was paid with taxes collected by a governmental unit or money received from the state; and
(3) a condition of the settlement requires a party seeking affirmative relief against the governmental unit to agree not to disclose any fact, allegation, evidence, or other matter to any other person, including a journalist or other member of the media.
(b) A settlement agreement provision entered into in violation of Subsection (a) is void and unenforceable.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 688 (H.B. 53), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.
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.116.htm
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