Cortez v. Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, State Bar of Texas

On Motion For Rehearing

In its motion for rehearing, the committee asserts in a point of error that we erred in taxing costs against it because it is exempt from payment of costs. Although the committee cites no authority and makes no argument under this point, we assume the committee claims exemption as an instrumentality of the State.

TEX.R.CIY.P. 448 before and after amendment effective April 1, 1984, provides that “in any cause reversed by the Court of [Civil] Appeals, the appellant shall be entitled to an execution ... against the appellee for costs occasioned by such ap-peal_”…