{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-282.048","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 282.048","heading":"AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED; DISTRICT LIABILITY.","body":"(a) The board may sue and be sued on behalf of the district.\n(b) A suit against the district must be brought in the county in which the district is located.\n(c) The district is not liable for negligence for an act of a district officer, agent, or employee.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE D. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 282. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF 75,000 OR LESS","SUBCHAPTER C. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.282.htm#282.048","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"b0d634f438d5bb3bfd5856611ea63e9fccc980d7a89e4aa3e7e9534f655e3faa","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-282.047","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-282.049"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}