Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 38.002 : CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE — TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL — JUDGMENTS — ATTORNEY'S FEES — Procedure for Recovery of Attorney's Fees

To recover attorney's fees under this chapter:

(1) the claimant must be represented by an attorney;

(2) the claimant must present the claim to the opposing party or to a duly authorized agent of the opposing party; and

(3) payment for the just amount owed must not have been tendered before the expiration of the 30th day after the claim is presented.

Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code § 38.002

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1985.