{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.104","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 351.104","heading":"SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY INAPPLICABLE.","body":"A private vendor operating under a contract authorized by Section 351.102 is not entitled to claim sovereign immunity in a suit arising from the services performed under the contract by the private vendor. However, this section does not deprive the private vendor or the county of any benefits of any law limiting exposure to liability, setting a limit on damages, or establishing defenses to liability.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 73(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 11. PUBLIC SAFETY","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY","CHAPTER 351. COUNTY JAILS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT","SUBCHAPTER F. COUNTY CONTRACT WITH PRIVATE ENTITY FOR JAIL FACILITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.351.htm#351.104","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"6e146b5ee7583f4b95f5782db4af274427ec79394a568a8a2821e01ebccff13b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.1035","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-351.121"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}