Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 38.0015 · Chapter 38. ATTORNEY'S FEES
RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES AS COMPENSATORY DAMAGES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person may recover reasonable attorney's fees from an individual, corporation, or other entity from which recovery is permitted under Section 38.001 as compensatory damages for breach of a construction contract as defined by Section 130.001.
(b) This section may not be construed to create or imply a private cause of action or independent basis to recover attorney's fees.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1015 (H.B. 2416), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.38.htm
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