Texas Agriculture Code

§ 60.060 — SUITS

AG § 60.060Title 4. AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS · Ch. 60. TEXAS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS · Art. C. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES

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(a)The district may sue and be sued.

(b)In a suit against the district, process may be served on a director or registered agent.

(c)The district may not be required to give a bond on an appeal or writ of error in a civil case that the district is prosecuting or defending.

(d)The district may indemnify a director or district employee or a former director or district employee for reasonable expenses and costs, including attorney's fees, incurred by that person in connection with a claim asserted against that person if:

(1)the claim relates to an act or omission of the person when acting in the scope of the person's board membership or district employment; and

(2)the person has not been found liable or guilty on the claim.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1393, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.