Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 6.003

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 6.003 - Water Districts Exempt From Appeal Bond

(a) A governmental entity listed in Subsection (b) may not be required to give bond on an appeal or writ of error taken in a civil case that the entity is prosecuting or defending in its official capacity.

(b) The following are exempt from the appeal bond requirements:

(1) a water improvement district, a water control and improvement district, an irrigation district, a conservation and reclamation district, or a water control and preservation district organized under state law;

(2) a levee improvement district organized under state law;

(3) a drainage district organized under state law; and

(4) an entity created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code § 6.003

Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1070, Sec. 46, eff. 9/1/1997.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1985.