Sec. 34.003.  IMMUNITY FOR INVESTIGATIONS AND RELATED REPORTS.  (a)  A person who is the commissioner or an employee, agent, or designee of the department is not liable in a civil action, including an action for libel or slander, because of:
(1)  an investigation of a violation of this code or an alleged fraudulent insurance act;  or
(2)  the publication or dissemination of an official report related to the investigation.
(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who acts with malice.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.