{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-421.062","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 421.062","heading":"LIABILITY UNDER INTERLOCAL CONTRACT.","body":"(a) In this section, \"interlocal contract\" has the meaning assigned by Section 791.003.\n(b) A state or local agency that furnishes a service related to a homeland security activity under an interlocal contract is immune from civil liability for any act or omission resulting in death, damage, or injury while acting under the interlocal contract if:\n(1) the interlocal contract expressly states that the furnishing state or local agency is not responsible for any civil liability that arises from the furnishing of a service under the contract; and\n(2) the state or local agency committed the act or omission while acting in good faith and in the course and scope of its functions to provide a service related to a homeland security activity.\n(c) This section may not be interpreted as a waiver of any immunity that might exist in the absence of an interlocal contract or a provision in an interlocal contract as set forth in Subsection (b).\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1312, Sec. 1, eff. June 21, 2003.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION","CHAPTER 421. HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER C. CIVIL LIABILITY FOR ACTS OR OMISSIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.421.htm#421.062","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"7415edc0deddfff3da02bb12b3a4e7ac28ec7b9aa80c1d56b60fd9172a26d4de","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-421.061","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-421.071"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}