Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 321.048 - Suits; Legal Services(a) The board may sue and be sued in its own name.(b) The board may request from the county attorney the legal services it requires. In addition or in the alternative, the board may employ and compensate its own legal staff.
Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 321.048
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1987.