Tex. Transportation Code § 431.032
INDEMNIFICATION
Texas · Texas Transportation Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Transportation Code § 431.032, INDEMNIFICATION, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/570474
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(a) A corporation may indemnify a director or officer of the corporation for necessary expenses and costs, including attorney's fees, incurred by the director or officer in connection with any claim asserted against the director or officer in a court action or otherwise for negligence or misconduct.
(b) If a corporation does not fully indemnify a director or officer as provided by Subsection (a), the court in a proceeding in which any claim against the director or officer is asserted or any court with jurisdiction of an action instituted by the director or officer on a claim for indemnity may assess indemnity against the corporation, its receiver, or trustee for the amount paid by the director or officer, including attorney's fees, to pay any judgment or settlement of the claim necessarily incurred by the director or officer in connection with the claim in an amount the court considers reasonable and equitable only if the court finds that, in connection with the claim, the director or officer is not guilty of negligence or misconduct.
(c) A court may not assess indemnity under Subsection (b) for an amount paid by the director or officer to the corporation.
(d) In this section, "director or officer" includes a former director or officer.