Tex. Civ. Practice & Remedies Code Section 85.005
Defense

It is a defense to an action brought under this chapter that the defendant was engaged in conduct that consisted of activity in support of constitutionally or statutorily protected rights.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 662, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1995. Renumbered from Civil Practice and Remedies Code Sec. 83.005 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 31.01(7), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Source: Section 85.005 — Defense, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.­85.­htm#85.­005 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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