Sec. 172.159. SUITS. (a) A district may:
(1) sue and be sued;
(2) institute and prosecute suits without giving security for costs; and
(3) appeal from a judgment without giving a supersedeas or cost bond.
(b) An action at law or in equity against the district must be brought in the county in which the principal office of the district is located, except that a suit in eminent domain must be brought in the county in which the land is located.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle I - Special Districts
Chapter 172 - Rural Rail Transportation Districts
Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties
Section 172.151. General Powers of District; Governmental Functions
Section 172.153. Agreements Generally
Section 172.154. Agreements With Other Entities for Joint Use
Section 172.155. Joint Ownership Agreements
Section 172.156. Awarding Construction or Purchase Contracts
Section 172.157. Eminent Domain
Section 172.1571. Restoration of Certain Expired Eminent Domain Authority