Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 365.005
Venue and Recovery of Costs


(a)

Venue for the prosecution of a criminal offense under Subchapter B or Section 365.032 (Throwing Certain Substances in or near Lake Lavon; Criminal Penalty) or 365.033 (Discarding Refuse in Certain County Parks; Criminal Penalty) or for a suit for injunctive relief under any of those provisions is in the county in which the defendant resides, in the county in which the offense or the violation occurs, or in Travis County.

(b)

If the attorney general or a local government brings a suit for injunctive relief under Subchapter B or Section 365.032 (Throwing Certain Substances in or near Lake Lavon; Criminal Penalty) or 365.033 (Discarding Refuse in Certain County Parks; Criminal Penalty), a prevailing party may recover its reasonable attorney fees, court costs, and reasonable investigative costs incurred in relation to the proceeding.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 125, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

Source: Section 365.005 — Venue and Recovery of Costs, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­365.­htm#365.­005 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 365.005’s source at texas​.gov