{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-541.153","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 541.153","heading":"FRIVOLOUS ACTION.","body":"A court shall award to the defendant court costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's fees if the court finds that an action under this subchapter is groundless and brought in bad faith or brought for the purpose of harassment.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 2, eff. April 1, 2005.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS","SUBTITLE C. DECEPTIVE, UNFAIR, AND PROHIBITED PRACTICES","CHAPTER 541. UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION AND UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES","SUBCHAPTER D. PRIVATE ACTION FOR DAMAGES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.541.htm#541.153","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"d46b84e6a46183746f083bfacc67fa73ddb92a4b356f89bcb221746d5bb2e8d4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-541.152","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-541.154"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}