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Tex. Educ. Code § 111.33 (2026)

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Sec. 111.33. SUITS. The board has the power to sue and be sued in the name of the University of Houston. Venue shall be in either Harris County or Travis County. The university shall be impleaded by service of citation on the president or any of its vice presidents. Nothing in this section shall be construed as granting legislative consent for suits against the board, the University of Houston System, or its component institutions and entities except as authorized by law.

Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 3272, ch. 1024, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1971. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 378, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1985.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases, 1980–2008 · leading case: Tooke v. City of Mexia, 197 S.W.3d 325 (Tex. 2006).
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Tooke v. City of Mexia, 197 S.W.3d 325 (Tex. 2006). · cites it 4× “See TEX. EDUC. CODE § 111.33 (providing that the Board of Regents of the University of Houston may “sue and be sued,” but that “[n]othing in this section shall be construed as granting legislative consent for suits against the board .”
De Mino v. Sheridan, 176 S.W.3d 359 (Tex. App. 2004). · cites it 3× “Nothing in this section shall be construed as granting legislative consent for suits against the board, the University of Houston System, or its component institutions and entities except as authorized by law.”
Ehrlich-Bober & Co. v. Univ. of Houston, 404 N.E.2d 726 (NY 1980). “The critical issue is whether the courts in our State should recognize and give effect to the law of the State of Texas which specifically limits any possible suit against the University of Houston to an action in the Texas courts in Harris County where the university is located…”
K.D.F. v. Rex, 878 S.W.2d 589 (Tex. 1994). “Under Tex.Educ.Code Ann. § 111.33, venue is proper for suits against the University of Houston only in Harris County or Travis County, Texas.”
Freedman v. Univ. of Houston, 110 S.W.3d 504 (Tex. App. 2003). “Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 111.33 (Vernon 2002).”
Serv. Emp. Redevelopment v. Fort Worth Indep. Sch. Dist., 163 S.W.3d 142 (Tex. App. 2005). “Laws 1466 , 1466 (current version at Tex. Educ.Code Ann. § 111.33 (Vernon 2002)); cf.”
Gulf Reg'l Educ. Television Affiliates v. Univ. of Houston, 746 S.W.2d 803 (Tex. App. 1988). “The Board of Regents has the power to sue or be sued in the name of the University, Tex.Educ.Code Ann. § 111.33 (Vernon Supp.”
Delaney v. Univ. of Houston, 792 S.W.2d 733 (Tex. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “" She further argues that the University is liable for breach of contract regardless of its status as a state agency because the Texas Education Code provides that the University can sue and be sued on the basis of contractual obligations. She argues that the doctrine of…”
Texas S. Univ. v. Fed. Sign, 889 S.W.2d 509 (Tex. App. 1994). “Tex.Educ.Code Ann. § 111.33 (Vernon 1991).”
Lecompte v. Univ. of Houston Sys., 535 F. Supp. 317 (S.D. Tex. 1982). “See Tex. Educ.Code Ann., § 111.01 et seq. (1972 and Supp.”
Wolfgang Hirczy De Mino v. the Univ. of Houston (Tex. App. 2004). “Tex. Educ. Code Ann. § 111.33 (West 2002); see Freedman v.”
Wolfgang Hirczy De Mino v. the Univ. of Houston (Tex. App. 2004). “Tex. Educ. Code Ann. § 111.33 (West 2002); see Freedman v.”
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