{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-116.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 116.002","heading":"CERTAIN SETTLEMENT TERMS PROHIBITED.","body":"(a) A governmental unit may not enter into a settlement of a claim or action against the governmental unit in which:\n(1) the amount of the settlement is equal to or greater than $30,000;\n(2) the money that would be used to pay the settlement is:\n(A) derived from taxes collected by a governmental unit;\n(B) received from the state; or\n(C) insurance proceeds received from an insurance policy for which the premium was paid with taxes collected by a governmental unit or money received from the state; and\n(3) a condition of the settlement requires a party seeking affirmative relief against the governmental unit to agree not to disclose any fact, allegation, evidence, or other matter to any other person, including a journalist or other member of the media.\n(b) A settlement agreement provision entered into in violation of Subsection (a) is void and unenforceable.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 688 (H.B. 53), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 5. GOVERNMENTAL LIABILITY","CHAPTER 116. SETTLEMENT OF CLAIM OR ACTION AGAINST GOVERNMENTAL UNIT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.116.htm#116.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"dffbc2ac50ba5c3de3ec09b14272b32e56e99777a27ee38b78e7b90d4e6cde02","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-116.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-116.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}