{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1024.116","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1024.116","heading":"AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED; VENUE; NONWAIVER OF IMMUNITY.","body":"(a) The board may sue and be sued on behalf of the district.\n(b) An action against the board, the district, or the district's hospital system must be brought in Ector County.\n(c) This chapter may not be construed to waive the district's sovereign or governmental immunity.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH","SUBTITLE A. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 1024. ECTOR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT","SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.1024.htm#1024.116","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"bf200490ec2952d44f141359876596566d398980e08cc992692aa7fff931ff1b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1024.115","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1024.117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}