Texas Local Government Code
§ 142.008 — SALARY CONTINUATION PAYMENTS; SUBROGATION
LG § 142.008Title 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Part A. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Ch. 142. ASSISTANCE, BENEFITS, AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)If a municipality pays benefits to a municipal employee under a salary continuation program when the employee is injured, the municipality is subrogated to the employee's right of recovery for personal injuries caused by the tortious conduct of a third party other than another employee of the same municipality.
(b)The subrogation extends only to payments made by the municipality.
(c)A municipality may not deny benefits under a salary continuation program because a municipal employee has a cause of action against a third party for personal injuries.
Legislative history
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.