{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2006.013","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2006.013","heading":"REQUIREMENTS FOR RECOVERY.","body":"(a) In an administrative adjudicatory proceeding or a civil action resulting from a complaint issued by a state agency against a small business under the agency's administrative or regulatory functions, the small business may be awarded reasonable attorney fees and court costs if:\n(1) it is a small business at the time it becomes a party to the proceeding or action;\n(2) it prevails in the proceeding or action; and\n(3) the proceeding or action was groundless and brought:\n(A) in bad faith; or\n(B) for purposes of harassment.\n(b) For purposes of this section, a small business prevails in a proceeding or action if there is not:\n(1) an adjudication, stipulation, or acceptance of liability; or\n(2) a determination of noncompliance, violation, infringement, deficiency, or breach on the part of the small business.\n(c) A small business may not recover under this subchapter if the parties have executed a settlement agreement that, while not stipulating liability or violation, requires the small business to take corrective action or pay a monetary sum.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE A. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE","CHAPTER 2006. AGENCY ACTIONS AFFECTING SMALL BUSINESSES AND RURAL COMMUNITIES","SUBCHAPTER B. RECOVERY OF COURT COSTS AND ATTORNEY FEES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2006.htm#2006.013","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"94a28ccb00fd232c259bb6e0ecfd356f88b61e8b16934bce33ddb52e726bc143","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2006.012","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2006.014"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}