{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-111.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 111.001","heading":"PURPOSE; APPLICABILITY.","body":"(a) The purposes of this chapter include providing a means for the legislature to determine the extent to which this state waives its sovereign immunity with regard to a settlement of a claim or action against the state that requires an expenditure of state funds.\n(b) This chapter applies to any settlement described by Section 111.003(a) of a claim or action against this state seeking any relief under any theory of recovery, including a mandamus action against a state officer or official, that is brought or may be brought in or before any court, administrative agency, or other tribunal.\n(c) For purposes of this chapter, a reference to this state includes any agency, institution, or other entity of state government.\n(d) This chapter does not apply to a refund of a tax, fee, or any related penalty or interest.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1004 (S.B. 2031), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 5. GOVERNMENTAL LIABILITY","CHAPTER 111. LIMITATION ON SETTLEMENT OF CLAIM OR ACTION AGAINST THE STATE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.111.htm#111.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"4e560ee6b616c88e99ae64cf2e35de5b8d920628acccce7778c93278fba88955","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-110.012","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-111.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}