Texas § CP.6.002 - CITIES EXEMPT FROM SECURITY FOR COURT COSTS
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § CP.6.002 — CITIES EXEMPT FROM SECURITY FOR COURT COSTS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ CP.6.002. CITIES EXEMPT FROM SECURITY FOR COURT COSTS
CITIES EXEMPT FROM SECURITY FOR COURT COSTS. (a) Security for costs may not be required of an incorporated city or town of this state in an action, suit, or proceeding. (b) A municipality may institute and prosecute suits without giving security for cost and may appeal from judgment without giving supersedeas or cost bond. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 625, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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