{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-85.18","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 85.18","heading":"MANDATORY VENUE.","body":"(a) Venue for a suit filed against the board or a member of the board in the member's official capacity is in Brazos County.\n(b) Venue for a suit filed against The Texas A\u0026M University System, any component of The Texas A\u0026M University System, or any officer or employee of The Texas A\u0026M University System is in the county in which the primary office of the chief executive officer of the system or component, as applicable, is located.\n(c) This section does not waive any defense to or immunity from suit or liability that may be asserted by an entity or individual described by this section.\n(d) In case of a conflict between this section and any other law, this section controls.\n(e) The changes in law made by the adoption of this section apply only to an action brought on or after September 1, 2003.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 4.10, eff. June 20, 2003.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBTITLE D. THE TEXAS A \u0026 M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM","CHAPTER 85. ADMINISTRATION OF THE TEXAS A \u0026 M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM","SUBCHAPTER B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.85.htm#85.18","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"32300efbf7ef44f800e23d38718636237fef0849eb3c03e84c5a9e9ae6298213","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-85.17","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-85.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}