{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-27.0031","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 27.0031","heading":"FRIVOLOUS SUIT; HARASSMENT.","body":"A party who files a suit under this chapter that is groundless and brought in bad faith or for purposes of harassment is liable to the defendant for reasonable and necessary attorney's fees and court costs.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 189, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 4. ACTIONS AND REMEDIES","CHAPTER 27. RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION LIABILITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.27.htm#27.0031","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"e6bf534d5b6d0d28726274b40f2fd8a74280c6dd9118121b6ca54beed0c856cb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-27.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-27.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}