TX HB4573

Expands existing law to allow clients to sue over contracts for legal services that were "attempted to be" procured through barratry (illegal solicitation of legal business), not just contracts that were actually procured through such conduct

Removes the provision that clients could recover damages even if the contract was voided voluntarily

Requires courts to impose mandatory sanctions against attorneys who file groundless barratry claims when the attorney either took over the client's underlying case after the defendant-attorney was terminated or will receive fees from the underlying case recovery

Sanctions must include reimbursement of the defendant's court costs and reasonable attorney's fees, plus an additional deterrent amount determined by the court

Applies only to actions filed on or after September 1, 2025