{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-71.009","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 71.009","heading":"EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.","body":"When the death is caused by the wilful act or omission or gross negligence of the defendant, exemplary as well as actual damages may be recovered.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 4. LIABILITY IN TORT","CHAPTER 71. WRONGFUL DEATH; SURVIVAL; INJURIES OCCURRING OUT OF STATE","SUBCHAPTER A. WRONGFUL DEATH"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.71.htm#71.009","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"979364fc30b5eb9acb318ba623d15219258673a240941976260660230f639915","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-71.008","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-71.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}