Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 101.101
NOTICE
Texas · Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 101.101, NOTICE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/633033
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:633033@1- SHA-256
940ccd9f1c20170de553fc930e7c4d3675dd13412659df8721728d4dc6a52bb1
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
(a) A governmental unit is entitled to receive notice of a claim against it under this chapter not later than six months after the day that the incident giving rise to the claim occurred. The notice must reasonably describe:
(1) the damage or injury claimed;
(2) the time and place of the incident; and
(3) the incident.
(b) A city's charter and ordinance provisions requiring notice within a charter period permitted by law are ratified and approved.
(c) The notice requirements provided or ratified and approved by Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply if the governmental unit has actual notice that death has occurred, that the claimant has received some injury, or that the claimant's property has been damaged.