Texas Business and Commerce Code - BUS & COM § 610.005. Enforcement; Civil Penalty; Injunction

(a) Except as provided by Section 610.006, the attorney general has exclusive authority to enforce this chapter.

(b) A person or entity who violates this chapter and fails to cure the violation in accordance with Section 610.004, or who breaches a written statement provided to the attorney general under that section, is liable for a civil penalty in the amount of $10,000 for each violation.

(c) The attorney general shall bring an action to:

(d) The attorney general may recover reasonable attorney's fees and other reasonable expenses incurred in investigating and bringing an action under this section.

(e) The attorney general shall deposit a civil penalty collected under this section in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.