Tex. Government Code § 76.0045: JUDICIAL RESPONSIBILITIES; IMMUNITY.

(a) The responsibility of a judge described by Section 76.002 for personnel decisions is limited to the appointment of a department director and a fiscal officer.

(b) The responsibility of a judge described by Section 76.002 for budgetary decisions is limited to:

(1) appointment of a fiscal officer; and

(2) review of the department's budget following the division's approval of the budget.

(c) A judge described by Section 76.002 has judicial immunity in a suit arising from:

(1) the performance of a duty described by Section 76.002(a); or

(2) the appointment of a department director or a fiscal officer or an act or failure to act by a department employee or by a department director or fiscal officer.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 255 (H.B. 1326), Sec. 4, eff. May 30, 2005.

Amended by:

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 774 (S.B. 663), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.