Texas Water Code
§ 49.066 — SUITS
WA § 49.066Title 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS · Ch. 49. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL DISTRICTS · Art. C. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)A district may sue and be sued in the courts of this state in the name of the district by and through its board. A suit for contract damages may be brought against a district only on a written contract of the district approved by the district's board. All courts shall take judicial notice of the creation of the district and of its boundaries.
(b)Any court in the state rendering judgment for debt against a district may order the board to levy, assess, and collect taxes or assessments to pay the judgment.
(c)The president or the general manager of any district shall be the agent of the district on whom process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon the district may be served.
(d)Except as provided in Subsection (e), no suit may be instituted in any court of this state contesting:
(1)the validity of the creation and boundaries of a district created under this code;
(2)any bonds or other obligations created under this code; or
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1354, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.