Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 11.057 : CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE — TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL — GENERAL PROVISIONS — VEXATIOUS LITIGANTS — VEXATIOUS LITIGANTS — Dismissal on the Merits TEXT PDF If the litigation is dismissed on its merits, the moving defendant has recourse to the security furnished by the plaintiff in an amount determined by the court. Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code § 11.057 Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 806, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1997.