Section 104.004 - Defense By Attorney General(a) The attorney general shall defend a public servant or estate listed in Section 104.001 in a cause of action covered by this chapter.(b) The attorney general may settle or compromise the portion of a lawsuit that may result in state liability under this chapter.(c) It is not a conflict of interest for the attorney general to defend a person under this chapter and also to prosecute a legal action against that person as required or authorized by law if different assistant attorneys general are assigned the responsibility for each action.Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code § 104.004
Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 2, Sec. 3.11, eff. 9/2/1987. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1985.