Texas § CP.16.061 - RIGHTS NOT BARRED
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§ CP.16.061. RIGHTS NOT BARRED
RIGHTS NOT BARRED. (a) A right of action of this state or a political subdivision of the state, including a county, an incorporated city or town, a navigation district, a municipal utility district, a port authority, an entity acting under Chapter 54 , Transportation Code, a school district, or an entity created under Section 52 , Article III, or Section 59 , Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is not barred by any of the following sections: 16.001-16.004, 16.006 , 16.007 , 16.021-16.028, 16.030-16.032, 16.035-16.037, 16.051 , 16.062 , 16.063 , 16.065-16.067, 16.070 , 16.071 , 31.006 , or 71.021 . (b) In this section: (1) "Navigation district" means a navigation district organized under Section 52 , Article III, or Section 59 , Article XVI, Texas Constitution. (2) "Port authority" has the meaning assigned by Section 60.402 , Water Code. (3) "Municipal utility district" means a municipal utility district created under Section 52 , Article III, or Section 59 , Article XVI, Texas Constitution. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 4.02, eff. Aug. 28, 1989; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 782, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1070, Sec. 47, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.204, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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