{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-51.340","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 51.340","heading":"CERTAIN DAMAGES CAUSED BY SEWAGE BACKUP.","body":"(a) A district may pay actual property damages caused by the backup of the district's sanitary sewer system regardless of whether the district would be liable for the damages under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.\n(b) This section does not waive governmental immunity from suit or liability.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (S.B. 1140), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2011.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 51. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER H. WASTE DISPOSAL AND CONTROL OF STORM WATER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.51.htm#51.340","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"48a84093e93007659bb756aec1ef563064768415cf048864d253314d7fe42a2e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-51.339","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-51.351"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}