Tex. Gov't Code § 2107.006 : GOVERNMENT CODE — GENERAL GOVERNMENT — STATE ACCOUNTING, FISCAL MANAGEMENT, AND PRODUCTIVITY — COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT OBLIGATIONS TO STATE — Attorney Fees and Costs

In any proceeding under this chapter or other law in which the state seeks to collect or recover a delinquent obligation or damages, the attorney general may recover reasonable attorney fees, investigative costs, and court costs incurred on behalf of the state in the proceeding in the same manner as provided by general law for a private litigant.