{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-753.154","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 753.154","heading":"ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.","body":"(a) The attorney general may bring an action against a sheriff who fails to comply with this chapter in a district court for appropriate equitable relief.\n(b) The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining relief under Subsection (a), including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition costs.\n(c) An action brought against a sheriff under this section must be brought in a district court for the county served by the sheriff.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1124 (S.B. 8), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2026.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 7. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS","CHAPTER 753. IMMIGRATION LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENTS BETWEEN CERTAIN SHERIFFS AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBCHAPTER D. REPORTING AND ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.753.htm#753.154","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"c42b3d35bf12fc51a0e9fa6153f1a013aa1bfbc91bfad725358e4c62753156f6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-753.153","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-760.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}