Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 86.004 · Chapter 86. LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN INJURIES TO CONVICTED PERSONS
CLAIMANT LIABLE FOR COURT COSTS AND FEES AND ATTORNEY'S FEES.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A claimant who is barred from recovery under this chapter is liable to the person against whom the claim is brought for court costs and fees and reasonable attorney's fees incurred in defending against the claim.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 604, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995. Renumbered from Civil Practice and Remedies Code Sec. 87.004 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 31.01(8), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.86.htm
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- Composed by
- 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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