Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 20.11
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 20.11, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 20.11. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; CIVIL PENALTY.
Official statutory text
(a) The attorney general may file a suit against a person for:
(1) injunctive relief to prevent or restrain a violation of this chapter; or
(2) a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $2,000 for each violation of this chapter.
(b) If the attorney general brings an action against a person under Subsection (a) and an injunction is granted against the person or the person is found liable for a civil penalty, the attorney general may recover reasonable expenses, court costs, investigative costs, and attorney's fees.
(c) Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty under this section.
(1) injunctive relief to prevent or restrain a violation of this chapter; or
(2) a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $2,000 for each violation of this chapter.
(b) If the attorney general brings an action against a person under Subsection (a) and an injunction is granted against the person or the person is found liable for a civil penalty, the attorney general may recover reasonable expenses, court costs, investigative costs, and attorney's fees.
(c) Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty under this section.
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