ATTORNEY'S FEES; COSTS
Applied in 41 court decisions — leading case Holland v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (1999)
Most recently applied in Apache Corporation v. Cathryn C. Davis (April 2019)
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
(a) In a proceeding under this chapter, a court may allow the prevailing party, other than the commission, a reasonable attorney's fee as part of the costs.
(b) The state, a state agency, or a political subdivision is liable for costs, including attorney's fees, to the same extent as a private person.
(c) In awarding costs and attorney's fees in an action or a proceeding under this chapter, the court, in its discretion, may include reasonable expert fees.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.