Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.212
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.212, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 172.212. COSTS.
Official statutory text
(a) On termination of the conciliation proceedings, the conciliator shall set the costs of the conciliation and give written notice of the costs to each party.
(b) The parties shall bear the costs equally unless the settlement agreement provides for a different apportionment. A party shall bear any other expense incurred by that party.
(c) In this section, "costs" includes only:
(1) a reasonable fee to be paid to each conciliator;
(2) travel and other reasonable expenses of each conciliator and each witness requested by the conciliator with the consent of each party;
(3) the cost of expert advice requested by the conciliator with the consent of each party; and
(4) any court cost.
(b) The parties shall bear the costs equally unless the settlement agreement provides for a different apportionment. A party shall bear any other expense incurred by that party.
(c) In this section, "costs" includes only:
(1) a reasonable fee to be paid to each conciliator;
(2) travel and other reasonable expenses of each conciliator and each witness requested by the conciliator with the consent of each party;
(3) the cost of expert advice requested by the conciliator with the consent of each party; and
(4) any court cost.
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