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Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 91.406 (2026)

Attorney's Fees And Minimum Award

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Sec. 91.406. ATTORNEY'S FEES AND MINIMUM AWARD. If a suit is filed to collect proceeds and interest under this subchapter, the court shall include in any final judgment in favor of the plaintiff an award of:

(1) reasonable attorney's fees; and

(2) if the actual damages to the plaintiff are less than $200, an additional amount so that the total amount of damages equals $200.

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1011, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1995–2022 · leading case: Westport Oil & Gas Co., L.P. N/K/A Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore, L.P. v. Betsy Mecom, Donald R. Mullins, Lannie Louise Mecom, Mark Mullins & Wahatoya, Ltd., 514 S.W.3d 247 (Tex. App. 2016).
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Westport Oil & Gas Co., L.P. N/K/A Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore, L.P. v. Betsy Mecom, Donald R. Mullins, Lannie Louise Mecom, Mark Mullins & Wahatoya, Ltd., 514 S.W.3d 247 (Tex. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Nat. Res. Code Ann. § 91.406 (West 2011); Tex.”
Headington Oil Co., LP v. White, 287 S.W.3d 204 (Tex. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “Tex. Nat. Res.Code Ann. § 91.406 (Vernon 2001) (emphasis *216 added).”
Koch Oil Co. v. Wilber, 895 S.W.2d 854 (Tex. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “We find there was sufficient evidence before the trial court to justify an award of *867 attorney's fees to appellees under TEX.NAT. RES.CODE ANN. § 91.406. Tesoro and Koch each lodge objections to the judgment of the trial court for awarding the above attorney's fees jointly…”
Prize Energy Resources, L.P. v. Cliff Hoskins, Inc., 345 S.W.3d 537 (Tex. App. 2011). “” Tex. Nat. Res.Code Ann. § 91.406 (West 2001).”
David Ohrt, Sandra Hester, & Judy Sinast v. Union Gas Corp., 398 S.W.3d 315 (Tex. App. 2012). “Tex. Nat. Res.Code Ann. § 91.406 (West 2001) (emphasis added); Prize Energy Res.”
ConocoPhillips Co. v. Ramirez, 534 S.W.3d 490 (Tex. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Nat. Res. Code Ann. § 91.406 (West 2011).”
EOG Resources, Inc. v. Wagner & Brown, Ltd., 202 S.W.3d 338 (Tex. App. 2006). “Tex. Nat. Res.Code ann. § 91.406 (Vernon 2001).”
Michael I. Leavitt, Successor Testementary Tr. of the Bert Earl Gassaway Testamentary Trust & Successor Indep. Adm'r With Will Annexed of the Est. of Marie Anderson Gassaway v. Ballard Expl. Co., Inc., 540 S.W.3d 164 (Tex. App. 2017). “See TEX. NAT. RES. CODE ANN. § 91.406 (West 2011) (“If a suit is filed to collect proceeds and interest under this subchapter, the court shall include in any final judgment in favor of the plaintiff an award of .”
Gloria Garcia v. Genesis Crude Oil L.P. (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 7× “5,28,34,35 TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCES CODE § 91.403 ...”
Gloria Garcia v. Genesis Crude Oil L.P. (Tex. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “404(a–b) can be extinguished, and the additional penalties to be imposed under Texas Natural Resources Code § 91.406 nullified and voided even if a suit is filed, against her related to Garcia’s cause of action and declaratory action filed under the Texas Natural Resources Code…”
BBX Operating, LLC v. Am. Fluorite, Inc., GeoSouthern Energy Partners, LP, & GeoSouthern Energy Corp. (Tex. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “17 The trial court’s order further reflected that GeoSouthern was entitled to recovery of “reasonable and necessary” attorney’s fees from BBX pursuant to Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 37 and Texas Natural Resources Code section 91.406.”
Gloria Garcia v. Genesis Crude Oil L.P. (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “6 TEX. NAT. RES. CODE § 91.406. ...........”
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Hamman v. Lyle (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2021).
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