{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-495.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 495.005","heading":"CIVIL LIABILITY.","body":"A private vendor operating under a contract authorized by this subchapter may not claim sovereign immunity in a suit arising from the services performed under the contract by the private vendor or county. This section does not deprive the private vendor or the state of the benefit of any law limiting exposure to liability, setting a limit on damages, or establishing a defense to liability.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01 eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Renumbered from Sec. 494.005 by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE G. CORRECTIONS","CHAPTER 495. CONTRACTS FOR CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER A. CONTRACTS WITH PRIVATE VENDORS AND COMMISSIONERS COURTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.495.htm#495.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"2b372f34dbb1ce0b15b39a9616198eddfde723295d0f979d7a1ec43739a00e1b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-495.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-495.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}