Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 101.025 : CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE — GOVERNMENTAL LIABILITY — TORT CLAIMS — TORT LIABILITY OF GOVERNMENTAL UNITS — Waiver of Governmental Immunity; Permission to Sue TEXT PDF (a) Sovereign immunity to suit is waived and abolished to the extent of liability created by this chapter. (b) A person having a claim under this chapter may sue a governmental unit for damages allowed by this chapter. Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code § 101.025 Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1985.