Tex. Government Code § 84.003
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 84.003, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 84.003. CIVIL LIABILITY.
Official statutory text
(a) A person, including the victim of a crime or the estate of a victim of a crime, may bring suit against an attorney whose violation of Section 84.001 results in damages incurred by the person bringing the suit.
(b) A person who brings suit under this section is entitled to recover:
(1) actual damages caused to the person bringing the suit by the publication of the account of the crime;
(2) exemplary damages in an amount determined by the court;
(3) reasonable attorney's fees; and
(4) court costs.
(b) A person who brings suit under this section is entitled to recover:
(1) actual damages caused to the person bringing the suit by the publication of the account of the crime;
(2) exemplary damages in an amount determined by the court;
(3) reasonable attorney's fees; and
(4) court costs.
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