Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 71.009 · Subchapter A. WRONGFUL DEATH
EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
When the death is caused by the wilful act or omission or gross negligence of the defendant, exemplary as well as actual damages may be recovered.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.71.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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