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Tex. Lab. Code § 451.0025 (2026)

Waiver Of Immunity; Permission For First Responder To Sue

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Sec. 451.0025. WAIVER OF IMMUNITY; PERMISSION FOR FIRST RESPONDER TO SUE. (a) In this section, "first responder" has the meaning assigned by Section 421.095, Government Code.

(b) A first responder who alleges a violation of Section 451.001 by a state or local governmental entity that employs the first responder may sue the governmental entity for the relief provided by this chapter. Sovereign or governmental immunity from suit is waived and abolished to the extent of liability created by this chapter.

(c) To the extent a person has official or individual immunity from a claim for damages, this section does not affect that immunity.

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 810 (H.B. 451), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2019–2024 · leading case: Conroe Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Maria Osuna, No. 09-22-00424-CV (Tex. App.—Beaumont May 23, 2024).
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Conroe Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Maria Osuna, No. 09-22-00424-CV (Tex. App.—Beaumont May 23, 2024). · cites it 5× “Those two sections are 4See Tex. Lab. Code Ann. § 451.0025 (Supp.) (providing that first responders, as defined by section 421.”
John Ellis v. Dallas Area Rapid Transit, No. 05-18-00521-CV, 2019 WL 1146711 (Tex. App.—Dallas Mar. 13, 2019). “” TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 451.0025(b). Analysis Unless waived, immunity from suit deprives a court of jurisdiction.”
Nueces Cnty. v. Sundial Owner's Ass'n, No. 13-18-00074-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Mar. 21, 2019). “”), TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 451.0025(b) (West, Westlaw through 2017 1st C.”
Tex. Lab. Code § 451.0025(a): 1 case
Conroe Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Maria Osuna, No. 09-22-00424-CV (Tex. App.—Beaumont May 23, 2024). “Those two sections are 4See Tex. Lab. Code Ann. § 451.0025 (Supp.) (providing that first responders, as defined by section 421.”
Tex. Lab. Code § 451.0025(b): 3 cases
John Ellis v. Dallas Area Rapid Transit, No. 05-18-00521-CV, 2019 WL 1146711 (Tex. App.—Dallas Mar. 13, 2019). “” TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 451.0025(b). Analysis Unless waived, immunity from suit deprives a court of jurisdiction.”
Nueces Cnty. v. Sundial Owner's Ass'n, No. 13-18-00074-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi Mar. 21, 2019). “”), TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 451.0025(b) (West, Westlaw through 2017 1st C.”
Conroe Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Maria Osuna, No. 09-22-00424-CV (Tex. App.—Beaumont May 23, 2024). “Those two sections are 4See Tex. Lab. Code Ann. § 451.0025 (Supp.) (providing that first responders, as defined by section 421.”
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