The Texas legislature recently repealed Section 271.159 of the Texas Local Government Code, which prohibited recovery of attorney's fees unless such recovery was specifically authorized by a written agreement. The legislature further amended Section 271.153 of the Code, to allow for the recovery of "reasonable and necessary attorney's fees that are equitable and just" against a governmental entity. Based on these actions by the legislature, a claimant may now recover its reasonable and necessary attorneys' fees incurred if it is the prevailing party against a local governmental entity.