Sec. 2254.109. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW

(a) This subchapter does not limit the right of a state governmental entity to recover fees and expenses from opposing parties under other law.

(b) Compliance with this subchapter does not relieve a contracting attorney or law firm of an obligation or responsibility under other law, including under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct.

(c) A state officer, employee, or governing body, including the attorney general, may not waive the requirements of this subchapter or prejudice the interests of the state under this subchapter. This subchapter does not waive the state's sovereign immunity from suit or its immunity from suit in federal court under the Eleventh Amendment to the federal constitution.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1499, Sec. 3.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.