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Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 38.0015 (2026)
Recovery Of Attorney's Fees As Compensatory Damages
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Sec. 38.0015. RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES AS COMPENSATORY DAMAGES. (a) A person may recover reasonable attorney's fees from an individual, corporation, or other entity from which recovery is permitted under Section 38.001 as compensatory damages for breach of a construction contract as defined by Section 130.001.
(b) This section may not be construed to create or imply a private cause of action or independent basis to recover attorney's fees.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1015 (H.B. 2416), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.