{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-375.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 375.004","heading":"GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY; TORT CLAIMS.","body":"(a) A district is a governmental agency, a body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision of the state.\n(b) A district is a unit of government for purposes of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code (Texas Tort Claims Act), and operations of a district are considered to be essential governmental functions and not proprietary functions for all purposes, including the application of the Texas Tort Claims Act.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 13.05(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 12. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT","CHAPTER 375. MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS IN GENERAL","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.375.htm#375.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"347bd33b763cec9bf5b299f54b8ce4b33429f3579951afadba60a30afda417df","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-375.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-375.022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}