{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-361.064","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 361.064","heading":"SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY INAPPLICABLE.","body":"A private vendor operating under a contract authorized by this subchapter 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 municipality, private vendor, or 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. 75(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 11. PUBLIC SAFETY","SUBTITLE C. PUBLIC SAFETY PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 361. MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY AUTHORITY RELATING TO JAILS","SUBCHAPTER E. MUNICIPAL CONTRACT WITH COUNTY OR PRIVATE ENTITY FOR JAIL FACILITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.361.htm#361.064","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"2f4e61f9b04f7cd9d85c094993595fd1be5fb831a7a7ceb5eba5dbd1eccac1fe","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-361.063","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-361.065"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}