Texas Local Government Code 361.064 – Sovereign Immunity Inapplicable
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Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 361.064
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
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.