Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 12. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT |
Subtitle A. MUNICIPAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT |
Chapter 379B. DEFENSE BASE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES |
Sec. 379B.005. SUITS; INDEMNITY
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(a) An authority may sue and be sued.
(b) In a suit against an authority, process may be served on the president, vice president, or registered agent.
(c) An authority may not be required to give a bond on an appeal or writ of error taken in a civil case that the authority is prosecuting or defending.
(d) An authority may indemnify an authority employee or board member or a former authority employee or board member for necessary expenses and costs, including attorney's fees, incurred by that person in connection with a claim asserted against that person if:
(1) the claim relates to an act or omission of the person when acting in the scope of the person's board membership or authority employment; and
(2) the person has not been found liable or guilty on the claim.