Section 257.001 - Road District or Precinct Operating Under Road Bond Law Designated Body Corporate; Power to Sue and Be Sued(a) A county commissioners precinct or justice precinct operating under Chapter 1471, Government Code, or a road district is a body corporate and may sue or be sued in the same manner as a county.(b) A commissioners precinct or justice precinct operating under Chapter 1471, Government Code, or a road district may not be held liable for a tort except as provided by Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.Tex. Transp. Code § 257.001
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.376, eff. Sept. 1, 2001 Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.