Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 78.103 · Subchapter C. FIRE-FIGHTING SERVICES
LIABILITY OF VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A volunteer fire department is:
(1) liable for damages described by Section 78.102 only to the extent that a county providing the same or similar services would be liable under Chapter 101; and
(2) entitled to the exclusions, exceptions, and defenses applicable to a county under Chapter 101 and other statutory or common law.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 19.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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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.78.htm
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