Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 37.009 : CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE — TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL — JUDGMENTS — DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS — Costs TEXT PDF In any proceeding under this chapter, the court may award costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's fees as are equitable and just. Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code § 37.009 Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1985.