Texas § 42.001 DEFINITIONS.

Texas Statutes

§ 42.001 — DEFINITIONS.

Texas § 42.001

Code CPCivil Practice and Remedies Code

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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code Code Ann. § 42.001 (2026).

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Sec. 42.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1)"Claim" means a request, including a counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party claim, to recover monetary damages.

(2)"Claimant" means a person making a claim.

(3)"Defendant" means a person from whom a claimant seeks recovery on a claim, including a counterdefendant, cross-defendant, or third-party defendant.

(4)"Governmental unit" means the state, a unit of state government, or a political subdivision of this state.

(5)"Litigation costs" means money actually spent and obligations actually incurred that are directly related to the action in which a settlement offer is made. The term includes:

(A)court costs;

(B)reasonable deposition costs;

(C)reasonable fees for not more than two testifying expert witnesses; and

(D)reasonable attorney'

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Sec. 42.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Claim" means a request, including a counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party claim, to recover monetary damages.
(2) "Claimant" means a person making a claim.
(3) "Defendant" means a person from whom a claimant seeks recovery on a claim, including a counterdefendant, cross-defendant, or third-party defendant.
(4) "Governmental unit" means the state, a unit of state government, or a political subdivision of this state.
(5) "Litigation costs" means money actually spent and obligations actually incurred that are directly related to the action in which a settlement offer is made. The term includes:
(A) court costs;
(B) reasonable deposition costs;
(C) reasonable fees for not more than two testifying expert witnesses; and
(D) reasonable attorney's fees.
(6) "Settlement offer" means an offer to settle or compromise a claim made in compliance with Section 42.003 .

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 203 (H.B. 274 ), Sec. 4.01, eff. September 1, 2011.