Texas Transportation Code 173.160 – Suits
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(a) A district may:
(1) sue and be sued;
(2) institute and prosecute suits without giving security for costs; and
(3) appeal from a judgment without giving a supersedeas or cost bond.
(b) An action at law or in equity against the district must be brought in the county in which a principal office of the district is located, except that a suit in eminent domain must be brought in the county in which the land is located.
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 173.160
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.