Tex. Gov't Code § 554.0035 · Chapter 554. PROTECTION FOR REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF LAW
WAIVER OF IMMUNITY.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A public employee who alleges a violation of this chapter may sue the employing state or local governmental entity for the relief provided by this chapter. Sovereign immunity is waived and abolished to the extent of liability for the relief allowed under this chapter for a violation of this chapter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 721, Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 1995.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.554.htm
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- sha256 406d955ee9749f2faf7790b6269159538229a6b60a9dffff507e89bdf132827b
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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