{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-271.157","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 271.157","heading":"NO WAIVER OF IMMUNITY TO SUIT FOR TORT LIABILITY.","body":"This subchapter does not waive sovereign immunity to suit for a cause of action for a negligent or intentional tort.\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#271.157","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"7576d5f6f308bca276eb8571c69c36c6e7de2b2b71f1c1a2f97dc62d91233247","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-271.156","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-271.158"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}