{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-554.0035","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 554.0035","heading":"WAIVER OF IMMUNITY.","body":"A public employee who alleges a violation of this chapter may sue the employing state or local governmental entity for the relief provided by this chapter. Sovereign immunity is waived and abolished to the extent of liability for the relief allowed under this chapter for a violation of this chapter.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 721, Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 1995.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. OPEN GOVERNMENT; ETHICS","SUBTITLE A. OPEN GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 554. PROTECTION FOR REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF LAW"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.554.htm#554.0035","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"f44a86a5216bfbfe6423f97f281f491d9b5d987c0e1f77d3416dcf34e41a93f2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-554.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-554.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}