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Tex. Util. Code § 15.003 (2026)

Costs And Attorney's Fees

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Sec. 15.003. COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S FEES. (a) A party represented by counsel who alleges that existing rates are excessive or that rates prescribed by the commission are excessive and who prevails in a proceeding for review of a commission order or decision is entitled in the same action to recover against the regulation fund reasonable fees for attorneys and expert witnesses and other costs for the party's efforts before the commission and the court.

(b) The court shall set the amount of attorney's fees awarded under Subsection (a).

(c) If a court finds that an action under Section 15.001 or this section was groundless and brought in bad faith and for the purpose of harassment, the court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the defendant public utility.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 2012–2020 · leading case: Harris Cnty. Hosp. Dist. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas (Tex. App. 2015).
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Harris Cnty. Hosp. Dist. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 8× “8 Tex. Util. Code Ann. §15.003 (a) ........”
Harris Cnty. Hosp. Dist. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 7× “003 Tex. Util. Code § 15.003. v Statement of the Case This appeal comes after remand to the trial court in an administrative appeal of a complaint decided by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.”
Harris Cnty. Hosp. Dist. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 6× “5 Tex. Util. Code Ann. § 15.002 ...........”
Lawrence E. Meyers, as Manager of the Ramon Burstyn Irrevocable Trust v. 8007 Burnet Holdings, LLC John Reese Nelson Magen Bullock Nelson Antonio Calvo J.M.N. Enter., LLC & 8007 Burnet Road, Austin, Texas, in Rem (Tex. App. 2020). “12 See TEX.UTIL.CODE ANN. § 15.003(b) (in PUC related proceedings “[t]he court shall set the amount of attorney's fees awarded under Subsection (a)); TEX.”
Harris Cnty. Hosp. Dist. v. the Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas (Tex. App. 2012). “174(2) (West 2008); Tex. Util. Code Ann. § 15.003 (West 2007); Ford Motor Co.”
Harris Cnty. Hosp. Dist. v. the Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas (Tex. App. 2012). “174 (2) (West 2008); Tex. Util. Code Ann. § 15.003 (West 2007); Ford Motor Co.”
— Tex. Util. Code § 15.003(a) — 1 case
Harris Cnty. Hosp. Dist. v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas (Tex. App. 2015). “003 Tex. Util. Code § 15.003. v Statement of the Case This appeal comes after remand to the trial court in an administrative appeal of a complaint decided by the Public Utility Commission of Texas.”
— Tex. Util. Code § 15.003(b) — 1 case
Lawrence E. Meyers, as Manager of the Ramon Burstyn Irrevocable Trust v. 8007 Burnet Holdings, LLC John Reese Nelson Magen Bullock Nelson Antonio Calvo J.M.N. Enter., LLC & 8007 Burnet Road, Austin, Texas, in Rem (Tex. App. 2020). “12 See TEX.UTIL.CODE ANN. § 15.003(b) (in PUC related proceedings “[t]he court shall set the amount of attorney's fees awarded under Subsection (a)); TEX.”
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