{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-134.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 134.005","heading":"RECOVERY.","body":"(a) In a suit under this chapter, a person who has sustained damages resulting from theft may recover:\n(1) under Section 134.003(a), from a person who commits theft, the amount of actual damages found by the trier of fact and, in addition to actual damages, damages awarded by the trier of fact in a sum not to exceed $1,000; or\n(2) from a parent or other person who has the duty of control and reasonable discipline of a child, for an action brought under Section 134.003(b), the amount of actual damages found by the trier of fact, not to exceed $5,000.\n(b) Each person who prevails in a suit under this chapter shall be awarded court costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's fees.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 4.05(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 134. TEXAS THEFT LIABILITY ACT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.134.htm#134.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"baa3cf5f1ff7a548233a00a510c51b03e5855f5f63da6d98a2a1f02d346eeed4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-134.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-134a.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}