{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-271.152","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 271.152","heading":"WAIVER OF IMMUNITY TO SUIT FOR CERTAIN CLAIMS.","body":"A local governmental entity that is authorized by statute or the constitution to enter into a contract and that enters into a contract subject to this subchapter waives sovereign immunity to suit for the purpose of adjudicating a claim for breach of the contract, subject to the terms and conditions of this subchapter.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 604 (H.B. 2039), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 8. ACQUISITION, SALE, OR LEASE OF PROPERTY","SUBTITLE C. ACQUISITION, SALE, OR LEASE PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 271. PURCHASING AND CONTRACTING AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES, AND CERTAIN OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS","SUBCHAPTER I. ADJUDICATION OF CLAIMS ARISING UNDER WRITTEN CONTRACTS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.271.htm#271.152","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"079b3ba25f2bb101dbce6c0bc54b0337f543618cc504d404b289d0cce2206a98","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-271.151","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-271.153"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}