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Rule 91a.7. Award of Costs and Attorney Fees (2019)

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91a.7 Award of Costs and Attorney Fees. Except in an action by or against a governmental entity or a public official acting in his or her official capacity or under color of law, the court may award the prevailing party on the motion all costs and reasonable and necessary attorney fees incurred with respect to the challenged cause of action in the trial court. Any award of costs or fees must be based on evidence.

Added by order of July 11, 2019, eff. Sept. 1, 2019.
Comment to 2019 change: Rule 91a.7 is amended to implement changes to section 30.021 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. The amendments to Rule 91a.7 apply only to civil actions commenced on or after September 1 2019. A civil action commenced before September 1, 2019 is governed by the rule as adopted in Misc. Docket 13-9022.

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