Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 28.003

Sec. 28.003. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES RELATED TO FUNDING OR FUNDING SOURCES. (a) In a civil action subject to this chapter, a claimant must disclose, as part of initial disclosures required under Rule 194, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure: (1) whether the claimant or the claimant's attorney has received, directly or indirectly, funding or financial support from any individual, entity, or government affiliated with a sanctioned or embargoed nation; and (2) the identity of all sources of funding or financial support described by Subdivision (1). (b) A claimant has a continuing obligation to supplement the disclosures required under this section during the pendency of the action with information on the following that occur after the initial disclosures are made: (1) the claimant or the claimant's attorney receiving, directly or indirectly, money from an individual, entity, or government affiliated with a sanctioned or embargoed nation; and (2) the claimant or the claimant's attorney identifying a source of funding or financial support described by Subsection (a)(1). (c) A claimant must make a disclosure required by this section not later than the 10th day after the date the claimant or the claimant's attorney receives the money or identifies a source of funding or financial support, as applicable. (d) A disclosure required by this section must be made under oath and filed with the court. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 223 (H.B. 2884), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2025.