Sec. 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.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1221, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999. Renumbered from Local Government Code Sec. 378.005 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(108), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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