Texas § CP.101.056 - DISCRETIONARY POWERS
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § CP.101.056 — DISCRETIONARY POWERS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ CP.101.056. DISCRETIONARY POWERS
DISCRETIONARY POWERS. This chapter does not apply to a claim based on: (1) the failure of a governmental unit to perform an act that the unit is not required by law to perform; or (2) a governmental unit's decision not to perform an act or on its failure to make a decision on the performance or nonperformance of an act if the law leaves the performance or nonperformance of the act to the discretion of the governmental unit. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
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Section CP.101.056 ("DISCRETIONARY POWERS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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