Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 110.005 — REMEDIES

CP § 110.005Title 5. GOVERNMENTAL LIABILITY · Ch. 110. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Statute text

(a)Any person, other than a government agency, who successfully asserts a claim or defense under this chapter is entitled to recover:

(1)declaratory relief under Chapter 37;

(2)injunctive relief to prevent the threatened violation or continued violation;

(3)compensatory damages for pecuniary and nonpecuniary losses; and

(4)reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and other reasonable expenses incurred in bringing the action.

(b)Compensatory damages awarded under Subsection (a)(3) may not exceed $10,000 for each entire, distinct controversy, without regard to the number of members or other persons within a religious group who claim injury as a result of the government agency's exercise of governmental authority. A claimant is not entitled to recover exemplary damages under this chapter.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.