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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Government Code § 2001.903: RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS IN CONTESTED CASES INVOLVING FRIVOLOUS REGULATORY ACTION.

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  1. GOVERNMENT CODE
  2. TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT
  3. SUBTITLE A. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE
  4. CHAPTER 2001. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
  5. SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS

The administrative law judge in a contested case may award a person, in addition to all other costs allowed by law or rule, an amount not to exceed $1 million for reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred in defending against a frivolous regulatory action during the case if there is no judicial review of the decision in the case and:

(1) the person prevails in the case; and

(2) there is a final determination that the regulatory action is frivolous.

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 504 (S.B. 27), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:16Z. Source file · JSON

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