Texas Transportation Code 172.159 – Suits
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(a) A district may:
(1) sue and be sued;
(2) institute and prosecute suits without giving security for costs; and
(3) appeal from a judgment without giving a supersedeas or cost bond.
(b) An action at law or in equity against the district must be brought in the county in which the principal office of the district is located, except that a suit in eminent domain must be brought in the county in which the land is located.
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 172.159
- 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.
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.