Section 379B.005 - Suits; Indemnity(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.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 379B.005
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1221, Sec. 1, eff. 8/30/1999. Renumbered from Local Government Code Sec. 378.005 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(108), eff. 9/1/2003.