Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Governmental Liability
Chapter 101 - Tort Claims

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 101.001. Definitions - Sec. 101.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Emergency service organization"...

Section 101.002. Short Title - Sec. 101.002. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 101.003. Remedies Additional - Sec. 101.003. REMEDIES ADDITIONAL. The remedies authorized by this chapter...

Section 101.004. Status of Medical Residents and Fellows - Sec. 101.004. STATUS OF MEDICAL RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS. For purposes...

Subchapter B. Tort Liability of Governmental Units

Section 101.021. Governmental Liability - Sec. 101.021. GOVERNMENTAL LIABILITY. A governmental unit in the state...

Section 101.0211. No Liability for Joint Enterprise - Sec. 101.0211. NO LIABILITY FOR JOINT ENTERPRISE. (a) The common...

Section 101.0215. Liability of a Municipality - Sec. 101.0215. LIABILITY OF A MUNICIPALITY. (a) A municipality is...

Section 101.022. Duty Owed: Premise and Special Defects - Sec. 101.022. DUTY OWED: PREMISE AND SPECIAL DEFECTS. (a) Except...

Section 101.023. Limitation on Amount of Liability - Sec. 101.023. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF LIABILITY. (a) Liability of...

Section 101.024. Exemplary Damages - Sec. 101.024. EXEMPLARY DAMAGES. This chapter does not authorize exemplary...

Section 101.025. Waiver of Governmental Immunity; Permission to Sue - Sec. 101.025. WAIVER OF GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY; PERMISSION TO SUE. (a)...

Section 101.026. Individual's Immunity Preserved - Sec. 101.026. INDIVIDUAL'S IMMUNITY PRESERVED. To the extent an employee...

Section 101.027. Liability Insurance - Sec. 101.027. LIABILITY INSURANCE. (a) Each governmental unit other than...

Section 101.028. Workers' Compensation Insurance - Sec. 101.028. WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE. A governmental unit that has...

Section 101.029. Liability for Certain Conduct of State Prison Inmates - Sec. 101.029. LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN CONDUCT OF STATE PRISON INMATES....

Subchapter C. Exclusions and Exceptions

Section 101.051. School and Junior College Districts Partially Excluded - Sec. 101.051. SCHOOL AND JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICTS PARTIALLY EXCLUDED. Except...

Section 101.052. Legislative - Sec. 101.052. LEGISLATIVE. This chapter does not apply to a...

Section 101.053. Judicial - Sec. 101.053. JUDICIAL. (a) This chapter does not apply to...

Section 101.054. State Military Personnel - Sec. 101.054. STATE MILITARY PERSONNEL. This chapter does not apply...

Section 101.055. Certain Governmental Functions - Sec. 101.055. CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS. This chapter does not apply...

Section 101.056. Discretionary Powers - Sec. 101.056. DISCRETIONARY POWERS. This chapter does not apply to...

Section 101.057. Civil Disobedience and Certain Intentional Torts - Sec. 101.057. CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE AND CERTAIN INTENTIONAL TORTS. This chapter...

Section 101.058. Landowner's Liability - Sec. 101.058. LANDOWNER'S LIABILITY. To the extent that Chapter 75...

Section 101.059. Attractive Nuisances - Sec. 101.059. ATTRACTIVE NUISANCES. This chapter does not apply to...

Section 101.060. Traffic and Road Control Devices - Sec. 101.060. TRAFFIC AND ROAD CONTROL DEVICES. (a) This chapter...

Section 101.061. Tort Committed Before January 1, 1970 - Sec. 101.061. TORT COMMITTED BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1970. This chapter...

Section 101.062. 9-1-1 Emergency Service - Sec. 101.062. 9-1-1 EMERGENCY SERVICE. (a) In this section, "9-1-1...

Section 101.063. Members of Public Health District - Sec. 101.063. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT. A governmental unit...

Section 101.064. Land Acquired Under Foreclosure of Lien or by Conveyance in Satisfaction of Certain Tax Debt - Sec. 101.064. LAND ACQUIRED UNDER FORECLOSURE OF LIEN OR BY...

Section 101.065. Negligence of Off-Duty Law Enforcement Officers - Sec. 101.065. NEGLIGENCE OF OFF-DUTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. This chapter...

Section 101.066. Computer Date Failure - Sec. 101.066. COMPUTER DATE FAILURE. This chapter does not apply...

Section 101.067. Graffiti Removal - Sec. 101.067. GRAFFITI REMOVAL. This chapter does not apply to...

Subchapter D. Procedures

Section 101.101. Notice - Sec. 101.101. NOTICE. (a) A governmental unit is entitled to...

Section 101.102. Commencement of Suit - Sec. 101.102. COMMENCEMENT OF SUIT. (a) A suit under this...

Section 101.103. Legal Representation - Sec. 101.103. LEGAL REPRESENTATION. (a) The attorney general shall defend...

Section 101.104. Evidence of Insurance Coverage - Sec. 101.104. EVIDENCE OF INSURANCE COVERAGE. (a) Neither the existence...

Section 101.105. Settlement - Sec. 101.105. SETTLEMENT. (a) A cause of action under this...

Section 101.106. Election of Remedies - Sec. 101.106. ELECTION OF REMEDIES. (a) The filing of a...

Section 101.107. Payment and Collection of Judgment - Sec. 101.107. PAYMENT AND COLLECTION OF JUDGMENT. (a) A judgment...

Section 101.108. Ad Valorem Taxes for Payment of Judgment - Sec. 101.108. AD VALOREM TAXES FOR PAYMENT OF JUDGMENT. (a)...

Section 101.109. Payment of Claims Against Certain Universities - Sec. 101.109. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AGAINST CERTAIN UNIVERSITIES. A claim...