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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (g), a court may punish for contempt. (b) The punishment for contempt of a court other than a justice court or municipal court is a fine of not more than $500 or confinement in the county jail for not more than six months, or both such a fine and confinement in jail.
Section 21.002(b) of the Texas Government Code provides that punishment for a single act of contempt is a fine of not more than $500, confinement in the county jail for not more than six months, or both.
File your papers with the district clerk's office in the county where you got the order that you're trying to enforce. Take your documents (and your copies) to the district clerk's office. Tell the clerk you're there to file a Motion to Enforce and hand the clerk all of your documents.
How Is Someone Found in Contempt of Court in Texas? Generally, someone who commits direct contempt is found by the judge to be in contempt at that moment, and the judge may order a punishment immediately or in short order unless an officer of the court commits the offense.
If you seek to have someone held in contempt, the person must receive actual notice of the contempt hearing. This means that the respondent must be personally served with the Motion for Contempt containing the Show Cause Order.