{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-37.009","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 37.009","heading":"COSTS.","body":"In any proceeding under this chapter, the court may award costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's fees as are equitable and just.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL","SUBTITLE C. JUDGMENTS","CHAPTER 37. DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.37.htm#37.009","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"4a7e5247b7b90900fd15aa9c29b817e6f9a8eb23ddd5b3c579806cea438b4b5e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-37.008","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-37.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}