{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-78.103","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 78.103","heading":"LIABILITY OF VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.","body":"A volunteer fire department is:\n(1) liable for damages described by Section 78.102 only to the extent that a county providing the same or similar services would be liable under Chapter 101; and\n(2) entitled to the exclusions, exceptions, and defenses applicable to a county under Chapter 101 and other statutory or common law.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 19.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 4. LIABILITY IN TORT","CHAPTER 78. CERTAIN FIRE FIGHTERS AND FIRE-FIGHTING ENTITIES","SUBCHAPTER C. FIRE-FIGHTING SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.78.htm#78.103","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"33fbb6e5f84e8eb31e55941e20688a35b6383be5d5edb83afbf0914fa4081a18","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-78.102","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-78.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}