(a) This chapter applies to appropriations and payments made in relation to:
(1) a claim for which the state government is liable under Chapter 101 that results from the conduct of a state agency; and
(2) indemnification of an employee, member of a governing board, or other officer of a state agency under Chapter 104.
(b) Except as provided by § 109.007, the legislature may not make an appropriation to pay a claim for which the state government is liable under Chapter 101 and that results from the conduct of a state agency except in accordance with § 109.003.

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Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 109.002

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC

(c) Except as provided by § 109.007, the legislature may not make an appropriation to indemnify an employee, member of a governing board, or other officer of a state agency under Chapter 104 except in accordance with § 109.003.