Section 101.251 - Civil Penalty(a) A person who violates this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each violation. Each day a violation occurs constitutes a separate violation.(b) The attorney general may initiate an action under this section by filing suit in a district court in Travis County or in the county in which the violation occurred.(c) The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining a civil penalty under this section, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, reasonable investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses.(d) A civil penalty recovered under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.