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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 282.048: AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED; DISTRICT LIABILITY.

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  1. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
  2. TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES
  3. SUBTITLE D. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS
  4. CHAPTER 282. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF 75,000 OR LESS
  5. SUBCHAPTER C. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES

(a) The board may sue and be sued on behalf of the district.

(b) A suit against the district must be brought in the county in which the district is located.

(c) The district is not liable for negligence for an act of a district officer, agent, or employee.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

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