Tex. Gov't Code Section 424.101
Civil Liability for Damage to Critical Infrastructure Facility


(a)

A defendant who engages in conduct constituting an offense under Section 424.051 (Offense: Damaging or Destroying Critical Infrastructure Facility), 424.052 (Offense: Impairing or Interrupting Operation of Critical Infrastructure Facility), 424.053 (Offense: Intent to Damage or Destroy Critical Infrastructure Facility), or 424.054 (Offense: Intent to Impair or Interrupt Operation of Critical Infrastructure Facility) is liable to the property owner, as provided by this subchapter, for damages arising from that conduct.

(b)

It is not a defense to liability under this section that a defendant has been acquitted or has not been prosecuted or convicted under Section 424.051 (Offense: Damaging or Destroying Critical Infrastructure Facility), 424.052 (Offense: Impairing or Interrupting Operation of Critical Infrastructure Facility), 424.053 (Offense: Intent to Damage or Destroy Critical Infrastructure Facility), or 424.054 (Offense: Intent to Impair or Interrupt Operation of Critical Infrastructure Facility), or has been convicted of a different offense or of a different type or class of offense, for the conduct that is alleged to give rise to liability under this section.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1297 (H.B. 3557), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.

Source: Section 424.101 — Civil Liability for Damage to Critical Infrastructure Facility, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­424.­htm#424.­101 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 424.101’s source at texas​.gov