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Chapter 264 H.B. No. 1704 1 AN ACT 2 relating to the award of court costs and attorney's fees in actions 3 to determine the applicability of certain local government 4 regulations. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 6 SECTION 1. Section 245.006, Local Government Code, is 7 amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: 8 (c) A court may award court costs and reasonable and 9 necessary attorney's fees to the prevailing party in an action 10 under this chapter. 11 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 12 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 13 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 14 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 15 Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
Reference the current page of this Legislative Document.
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1704, Chapter 264,
legislative document,
May 29, 2017;
[Austin, Texas].
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1050671/m1/1/:
accessed June 17, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.