{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-157.103","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 157.103","heading":"SUBROGATION.","body":"(a) A county that has paid group health and related benefits for a sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, deputy constable, or other county or precinct law enforcement official is subrogated to the law enforcement official's right of recovery for personal injuries caused by another to the extent of the payments made by the county.\n(b) A county may not refuse to pay group health and related benefits on the ground that the law enforcement official has a claim for damages for personal injury.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 630, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 157. ASSISTANCE, BENEFITS, AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBCHAPTER F. GROUP HEALTH AND RELATED BENEFITS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.157.htm#157.103","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"8b93fc0c6cd3d23308d41187fcb6007fb0413b4b44b3eb75b13ebd786fa18998","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-157.102","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-157.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}