This research guide includes information and resources on declaratory judgment. A declaratory judgment is "a binding adjudication that establishes.The stated purpose of the Texas Uniform. Declaratory Judgments Act ("TUDJA" or the "Act") is. Fort Worth filed a declaratoryjudgment action in Tarrant County against Dallas and other related parties to determine the parties' respective. Defendants first argue that XTO is not entitled to recover any attorneys' fees or costs, because the Texas Declaratory Judgment. ""Declaratory judgment actions are subject to a fouryear statute of limitations. It is the duty of the courts to make the section 2001.038 declaratory judgment action a useful tool in the resolution of legal problems and. It is the duty of the courts to make the section 2001.038 declaratory judgment action a useful tool in the resolution of legal problems and. Appellants filed their original answer and motion for declaratory judgment on February 17, 1999.