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AN ACT
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relating to the award of court costs and attorney's fees in actions |
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to determine the applicability of certain local government |
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regulations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 245.006, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) A court may award court costs and reasonable and |
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necessary attorney's fees to the prevailing party in an action |
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under this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1704 was passed by the House on April |
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28, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1704 was passed by the Senate on May |
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19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |