Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 6.003 – Water Districts Exempt From Appeal Bond
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(a) A governmental entity listed in Subsection (b) may not be required to give bond on an appeal or writ of error taken in a civil case that the entity is prosecuting or defending in its official capacity.
(b) The following are exempt from the appeal bond requirements:
(1) a water improvement district, a water control and improvement district, an irrigation district, a conservation and reclamation district, or a water control and preservation district organized under state law;
(2) a levee improvement district organized under state law;
(3) a drainage district organized under state law; and
(4) an entity created under § 52, Article III, or § 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 6.003
- 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.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.