I was scammed by a contractor in Austin and I want to know the cheapest legal route to recover my money without spending a fortune on court fees
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
I was scammed by a contractor in Austin and I want to know the cheapest legal route to recover my money without spending a fortune on court fees
4 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Texas Justice Court small claims filing limit fees Austin Travis County official 2026 contractor disputeGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Texas Attorney General consumer complaint contractor home repair Texas DTPA 60 day notice officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence
Texas Residential Construction Liability Act notice 60 days contractor Texas Property Code Chapter 27 officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence
Travis County Justice of the Peace civil filing fees small claims officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
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Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (4)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 4 of 4 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT4 real searches · gpt-6
Texas Justice Court small claims filing limit fees Austin Travis County official 2026 contractor dispute Google ↗
Texas Attorney General consumer complaint contractor home repair Texas DTPA 60 day notice official Google ↗
Texas Residential Construction Liability Act notice 60 days contractor Texas Property Code Chapter 27 official Google ↗
Travis County Justice of the Peace civil filing fees small claims official Google ↗
- PROPERTY CODE CHAPTER 27. RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION LIABILITY · tcss.legis.texas.gov
- PROPERTY CODE CHAPTER 27. RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION LIABILITY · tcss.legis.texas.gov
- File a Consumer Complaint · texasattorneygeneral.gov
- What to Do If You Have a Consumer Complaint in Texas · texaslawhelp.org
- How much can I sue for in a small claims court? · sll.texas.gov
- How to Sue in Justice Court (Small Claims Court) · texaslawhelp.org
- Which small claims court should I file my lawsuit in? · sll.texas.gov
- Civil Suits · traviscountytx.gov
- Travis County Justice of the Peace Courts · traviscountytx.gov
- Small Claims Petition and court forms · traviscountytx.gov
- Travis County Law Library · lawlibrary.traviscountytx.gov
- Texas RioGrande Legal Aid · trla.org
- TJB · txcourts.gov
- JP Civil Fee Schedule as of January 1, 2026 · traviscountytx.gov
- Civil Fee Information · countyclerk.traviscountytx.gov
Queries
4 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Texas Justice Court small claims filing limit fees Austin Travis County official 2026 contractor dispute OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Texas Attorney General consumer complaint contractor home repair Texas DTPA 60 day notice official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Texas Residential Construction Liability Act notice 60 days contractor Texas Property Code Chapter 27 official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Travis County Justice of the Peace civil filing fees small claims official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |