Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 38.004 : CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE — TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL — JUDGMENTS — ATTORNEY'S FEES — Judicial Notice TEXT PDF The court may take judicial notice of the usual and customary attorney's fees and of the contents of the case file without receiving further evidence in: (1) a proceeding before the court; or (2) a jury case in which the amount of attorney's fees is submitted to the court by agreement. Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code § 38.004 Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1985.