Tex. Fin. Code § 396.351 · Subchapter H. CIVIL REMEDIES
CIVIL ACTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In addition to any other remedy provided by this chapter, a person may bring an action for:
(1) injunctive relief to enjoin or restrain a violation of this chapter; and
(2) actual damages incurred as a result of a violation of this chapter.
(b) A person who prevails in an action brought under this section is entitled to recover court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
(c) On a finding by a court that an action under this section was brought in bad faith or for purposes of harassment, the court shall award the defendant attorney's fees reasonably related to the work performed and costs.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 73, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FI/htm/FI.396.htm
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- sha256 96009ceb6cddf60222689d690d37e462f73679540d5d2cf8a48185a52877f0aa
- 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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