Tex. Transp. Code § 472.014 · Subchapter B. DEPARTMENT AUTHORITY TO REMOVE PROPERTY FROM STATE HIGHWAYS
DEPARTMENT NOT LIABLE FOR DAMAGES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department and its officers and employees are not liable for:
(1) any damage to personal property resulting from its removal or disposal by the department unless the removal or disposal is carried out recklessly or in a grossly negligent manner; or
(2) any damage resulting from the failure to exercise authority granted under this subchapter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 1.43(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.472.htm
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- 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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