Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 351.104 · Subchapter F. COUNTY CONTRACT WITH PRIVATE ENTITY FOR JAIL FACILITIES
SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY INAPPLICABLE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A private vendor operating under a contract authorized by Section 351.102 is not entitled to claim sovereign immunity in a suit arising from the services performed under the contract by the private vendor. However, this section does not deprive the private vendor or the county of any benefits of any law limiting exposure to liability, setting a limit on damages, or establishing defenses to liability.
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History
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 73(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.351.htm
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