2023 Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 109.002 – Applicability; Appropriations and Payments for Certain Claims
(a) This chapter applies to appropriations and payments made in relation to:
(1) a claim for which the state government is liable under Chapter 101 that results from the conduct of a state agency; and
(2) indemnification of an employee, member of a governing board, or other officer of a state agency under Chapter 104.
(b) Except as provided by § 109.007, the legislature may not make an appropriation to pay a claim for which the state government is liable under Chapter 101 and that results from the conduct of a state agency except in accordance with § 109.003.
(c) Except as provided by § 109.007, the legislature may not make an appropriation to indemnify an employee, member of a governing board, or other officer of a state agency under Chapter 104 except in accordance with § 109.003.