Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 38.004
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 38.004, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 38.004. JUDICIAL NOTICE.
Official statutory text
The court may take judicial notice of the usual and customary attorney's fees and of the contents of the case file without receiving further evidence in:
(1) a proceeding before the court; or
(2) a jury case in which the amount of attorney's fees is submitted to the court by agreement.
(1) a proceeding before the court; or
(2) a jury case in which the amount of attorney's fees is submitted to the court by agreement.
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