Sec. 12.003.  LEGAL REPRESENTATION.  (a)  A suit brought by the department must be brought in the name of the state.
(b)  The attorney general shall assign a special assistant to attend to the department's legal matters, and on the department's request shall furnish necessary assistance to the department relating to its legal requirements.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0010, eff. April 2, 2015.