Texas Codes
Tex. Transp. Code § 257.001 (2026)
Road District Or Precinct Operating Under Road Bond Law Designated Body Corporate; Power To Sue And Be Sued
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Sec. 257.001. ROAD DISTRICT OR PRECINCT OPERATING UNDER ROAD BOND LAW DESIGNATED BODY CORPORATE; POWER TO SUE AND BE SUED. (a) A county commissioners precinct or justice precinct operating under Chapter 1471, Government Code, or a road district is a body corporate and may sue or be sued in the same manner as a county.
(b) A commissioners precinct or justice precinct operating under Chapter 1471, Government Code, or a road district may not be held liable for a tort except as provided by Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.376, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2006–2006 · leading case: Tooke v. City of Mexia, 197 S.W.3d 325 (Tex. 2006).
Tooke v. City of Mexia, 197 S.W.3d 325 (Tex. 2006). “Laws 23 , 27 (current version at TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 257.001) (retaining language added in 1983, which limits districts’ tort liability to the terms of the Texas Tort Claims Act) (road districts).”
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