Texas Government Code 2001.903 – Recovery of Attorney’s Fees and Costs in Contested Cases Involving Frivolous Regulatory Action
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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 2001.903
- 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
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
The administrative law judge in a contested case may award a person, in addition to all other costs allowed by law or rule, an amount not to exceed $1 million for reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred in defending against a frivolous regulatory action during the case if there is no judicial review of the decision in the case and:
(1) the person prevails in the case; and
(2) there is a final determination that the regulatory action is frivolous.