In any proceeding under this chapter, the court may award costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's fees as are equitable and just.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 37.009
COSTS
Known as the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act
The act spans §§ 37–37 (12 sections).
Applied in 525 court decisions — leading case FM Properties Operating Co. v. City of Austin (2000)
Most recently applied in Houston Firefighters' Relief and Retirement Fund v. City of Houston, Sylvester Turner, Brenda Stardig, Jerry Davis, Ellen Cohen, Dwight Boykins, Dave Martin, Steve Le, Greg Travis, Karla Cisneros, Robert Gallegos, Mike Laster, Larry Green, Mike Knox, David Robinson, Michael Kubosh, Amanda Edwards and Jack Christie (June 2019)
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.