Tex. Gov't Code § 2006.015 · Subchapter B. RECOVERY OF COURT COSTS AND ATTORNEY FEES
DETERMINATION OF CLAIM.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The hearings officer in an administrative adjudicatory proceeding or the court in a civil action shall determine whether the proceeding or action is groundless and brought:
(1) in bad faith; or
(2) for purposes of harassment.
(b) In making the determination, the hearings officer or court shall consider:
(1) the multiplicity of parties;
(2) the complexity of the claims and defenses;
(3) the length of time available to the agency to investigate and conduct discovery; and
(4) affidavits, depositions, and any other relevant matters.
(c) In making a determination, a hearings officer or a court may not consider the amount of damages, civil penalties, fines, taxes, or other monetary recovery sought by the state agency.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2006.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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