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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to suits against The University of Texas at Tyler. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 76.04, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 76.04. [SUITS;] VENUE[; CITATION]. [The board may sue
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and be sued in the name of the institution.] Venue for a suit |
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against the university is in Smith or Travis County. [The
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institution may be impleaded by service of citation on its
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president, and legislative consent to suits against the institution
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is granted.] |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A cause of action that accrues before the effective date |
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of this Act is governed by the law in effect at that time, and that |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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the vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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