Sec. 3503.002.  NATURE OF AUTHORITY.  (a)  The authority is a governmental agency and a political subdivision of this state.
(b)  The operations of the authority are considered to be essential governmental functions and are not proprietary functions for any purpose, including the application of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. 
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2019), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2007.