{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-172.145","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.145","heading":"COSTS.","body":"(a) Except as agreed by the parties, an award of costs of an arbitration is at the discretion of the arbitration tribunal.\n(b) In making an order for costs:\n(1) the arbitration tribunal may include any expenses incurred in connection with the arbitration, including:\n(A) the fees and expenses of the arbitrators and expert witnesses;\n(B) legal fees and expenses; and\n(C) administration fees of the institution supervising the arbitration; and\n(2) the tribunal may specify:\n(A) the party entitled to costs;\n(B) the party required to pay costs;\n(C) the amount of costs or method of determining that amount; and\n(D) the manner in which the costs are to be paid.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 5.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 7. ALTERNATE METHODS OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION","CHAPTER 172. ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL DISPUTES","SUBCHAPTER F. ARBITRATION AWARD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.172.htm#172.145","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"60d4ac2632b54afac4fcfb78c5b2bcd5b1925d4ac8f64688edff593e9332b23f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-172.144","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-172.146"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}