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Tex. Agric. Code § 143.103 (2026)

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Sec. 143.103. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY. A person whose vehicle strikes, kills, injures, or damages an unattended animal running at large on a highway is not liable for damages to the animal except as a finding of:

(1) gross negligence in the operation of the vehicle; or

(2) wilful intent to strike, kill, injure, or damage the animal.

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1350, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2020–2023 · leading case: Shary Pruski v. Joshua Garcia, 594 S.W.3d 322 (Tex. 2020).
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Shary Pruski v. Joshua Garcia, 594 S.W.3d 322 (Tex. 2020). “” TEX. AGRIC. CODE § 143.103. Section 143.103 provides that such drivers are not liable “except on a finding of: (1) gross negligence in the operation of the vehicle; or (2) wilful intent to strike, kill, injure, or damage the animal.”
Arraby Props., LLC v. Paul Brown, 695 S.W.3d 532 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2023). “” TEX. AGRIC. CODE § 143.103. This “driver-liability” provision was part of another “legislative trade-off.”
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