Texas Agriculture Code 60.060 – Suits
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(a) The district may sue and be sued.
(b) In a suit against the district, process may be served on a director or registered agent.
Terms Used In Texas Agriculture Code 60.060
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
(c) The district may not be required to give a bond on an appeal or writ of error in a civil case that the district is prosecuting or defending.
(d) The district may indemnify a director or district employee or a former director or district employee for reasonable 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 district employment; and
(2) the person has not been found liable or guilty on the claim.