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Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 36.112 (2026)

Award To Defendant For Frivolous Action

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Sec. 36.112. AWARD TO DEFENDANT FOR FRIVOLOUS ACTION. Chapter 105, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, applies in an action under this subchapter with which the state proceeds.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 4.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

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Cited in 3 cases, 2015–2016 · leading case: Nazari v. State, 497 S.W.3d 169 (Tex. App.—Austin 2016).
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Nazari v. State, 497 S.W.3d 169 (Tex. App.—Austin 2016). “See Tex. Hum. Res.Code § 36.112. That section is located in the subchapter authorizing private parties to file “a civil action .”
Richard J. Malouf v. State, 461 S.W.3d 641 (Tex. App.—Austin 2015). “Compare Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 36.112 (allowing award to defendant for frivolous actions under chapter 105 of Civil Practice and Remedies Code) with Tex.”
Dr. Behzad Nazari v. State, No. 03-15-00252-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 10, 2015). · cites it 2× “Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 36.112 (citing chapter 105 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code).”
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