Sec. 157.043. GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR COUNTY OFFICIALS. (a) In this section, "county officer or employee" includes a county or precinct peace officer, the district attorney, or an officer of a special purpose district located in whole or in part in the county.
(b) The commissioners court of a county may obtain insurance or similar coverage from a governmental pool operating under Chapter 119 or a self-insurance fund or risk retention group operating under Chapter 2259, Government Code, for a county officer or employee, insuring the officer or employee from liability for losses arising from the performance of official duties by the officer or duties of employment by the employee, including losses resulting from errors or omissions of the officer or employee or from crime, dishonesty, or theft.
(c) An insurance policy purchased under Subsection (b) may be a blanket insurance policy covering some or all county officers or employees. The commissioners court may self-insure for part or all of any deductible required under a blanket insurance policy. A blanket insurance policy purchased under this subsection may be used to satisfy any requirement for insurance required of a county officer by any law.
(d) This section is cumulative of other statutory, common law, or constitutional provisions.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 92, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.288, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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