(a) The attorney general may bring suit in the name of the state against a person or enterprise for racketeering and may seek civil penalties, costs, reasonable attorney’s fees, and appropriate injunctive relief.
(b) This chapter does not authorize suit by a person or enterprise that sustains injury as a result of racketeering.

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Terms Used In Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code 140A.101

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) A suit under this chapter must be brought in a district court in a county in which all or part of the alleged racketeering offense giving rise to the suit occurred.

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