Texas HB4825 mandates courts to award prevailing parties court costs and attorney's fees in actions challenging local laws or officer failures.

Texas HB4825 amends the Local Government Code to require courts to award prevailing parties court costs and reasonable attorney's fees, including expert witness fees, in specific actions. These actions include challenges to local laws or regulatory actions preempted by state constitution or statutes, failures by political subdivision officers to perform required acts, and non-compliance with certain state code chapters. The court's award is to be paid by the political subdivision involved. This provision applies to actions commenced after the Act's effective date of September 1, 2025.

Texas HB4825 mandates courts to award prevailing parties court costs and attorney's fees in actions challenging local laws or officer failures.

Texas HB4825 amends the Local Government Code to require courts to award prevailing parties court costs and reasonable attorney's fees, including expert witness fees, in specific actions. These actions include challenges to local laws or regulatory actions preempted by state constitution or statutes, failures by political subdivision officers to perform required acts, and non-compliance with certain state code chapters. The court's award is to be paid by the political subdivision involved. This provision applies to actions commenced after the Act's effective date of September 1, 2025.