{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-142.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 142.008","heading":"SALARY CONTINUATION PAYMENTS; SUBROGATION.","body":"(a) If a municipality pays benefits to a municipal employee under a salary continuation program when the employee is injured, the municipality is subrogated to the employee's right of recovery for personal injuries caused by the tortious conduct of a third party other than another employee of the same municipality.\n(b) The subrogation extends only to payments made by the municipality.\n(c) A municipality may not deny benefits under a salary continuation program because a municipal employee has a cause of action against a third party for personal injuries.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 142. ASSISTANCE, BENEFITS, AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.142.htm#142.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"7753c996806f7e7797a67d57d989b0cda700e3ea12e432059e4423c4d6bfb6ec","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-142.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-142.009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}