{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2253.074","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2253.074","heading":"COSTS AND ATTORNEY FEES.","body":"A court may award costs and reasonable attorney fees that are equitable in a proceeding to enforce a claim on a payment bond or to declare that any part of a claim is invalid.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE F. STATE AND LOCAL CONTRACTS AND FUND MANAGEMENT","CHAPTER 2253. PUBLIC WORK PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS","SUBCHAPTER D. CLAIMS ON BONDS; ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2253.htm#2253.074","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"034fb445d0ca286ec8ba6bf9ce6ff62ccf681826c9512560c311cd8f80f14956","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2253.073","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2253.075"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}