Texas § 5.259 CIVIL PENALTY.

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§ 5.259 — CIVIL PENALTY.

Texas § 5.259

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Tex. Property Code Code Ann. § 5.259 (2026).

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Sec. 5.259. CIVIL PENALTY.

(a)The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state against a company or entity that violates this subchapter.

(b)A company or entity that a court determines in an action brought under this section to have violated this subchapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty equal to the greater of:

(1)$250,000; or

(2)50 percent of the market value of the interest in real property that is the subject of the violation.

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Sec. 5.259. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state against a company or entity that violates this subchapter.
(b) A company or entity that a court determines in an action brought under this section to have violated this subchapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty equal to the greater of:
(1) $250,000; or
(2) 50 percent of the market value of the interest in real property that is the subject of the violation.