Texas Statutes
Local Government Code
Title 4 - Finances

Section 102.005. Proposed Budget Filed With Municipal Clerk; Public Inspection - Sec. 102.005. PROPOSED BUDGET FILED WITH MUNICIPAL CLERK; PUBLIC INSPECTION....

Section 102.006. Public Hearing on Proposed Budget - Sec. 102.006. PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED BUDGET. (a) The governing...

Section 102.0065. Special Notice by Publication for Budget Hearing - Sec. 102.0065. SPECIAL NOTICE BY PUBLICATION FOR BUDGET HEARING. (a)...

Section 102.007. Adoption of Budget - Sec. 102.007. ADOPTION OF BUDGET. (a) At the conclusion of...

Section 102.008. Approved Budget Filed With Municipal Clerk: Posting on Internet - Sec. 102.008. APPROVED BUDGET FILED WITH MUNICIPAL CLERK: POSTING ON...

Section 102.009. Levy of Taxes and Expenditure of Funds Under Budget; Emergency Expenditure - Sec. 102.009. LEVY OF TAXES AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS UNDER...

Section 102.010. Changes in Budget for Municipal Purposes - Sec. 102.010. CHANGES IN BUDGET FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES. This chapter...

Section 102.011. Circumstances Under Which Charter Provisions Control - Sec. 102.011. CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH CHARTER PROVISIONS CONTROL. If a...

Chapter 103 - Audit of Municipal Finances

Section 103.001. Annual Audit; Financial Statement - Sec. 103.001. ANNUAL AUDIT; FINANCIAL STATEMENT. (a) A municipality shall...

Section 103.002. Auditor - Sec. 103.002. AUDITOR. A municipality whose records and accounts are...

Section 103.003. Filing; Public Record - Sec. 103.003. FILING; PUBLIC RECORD. (a) The annual financial statement,...

Section 103.004. Valuation of Certain Benefit Programs - Sec. 103.004. VALUATION OF CERTAIN BENEFIT PROGRAMS. (a) A municipality...

Chapter 104 - Municipal Investment of Trust Funds and Special Deposits

Section 104.001. Chapter Applicable to Certain Home-Rule Municipalities - Sec. 104.001. CHAPTER APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES. This chapter...

Section 104.002. Authority to Make Investments - Sec. 104.002. AUTHORITY TO MAKE INVESTMENTS. (a) The municipality may...

Section 104.003. Effect of Early Withdrawal - Sec. 104.003. EFFECT OF EARLY WITHDRAWAL. If any of the...

Section 104.004. Interest - Sec. 104.004. INTEREST. The municipal official responsible for managing and...

Section 104.005. Cumulative Effect With Charter Provisions - Sec. 104.005. CUMULATIVE EFFECT WITH CHARTER PROVISIONS. This chapter is...

Chapter 105 - Depositories for Municipal Funds

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 105.001. Definitions - Sec. 105.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Bank" means a...

Section 105.002. Funds Affected - Sec. 105.002. FUNDS AFFECTED. This chapter applies to the funds,...

Subchapter B. Establishment of Depository

Section 105.011. Depository Authorized - Sec. 105.011. DEPOSITORY AUTHORIZED. (a) Before awarding a depository services...

Section 105.012. Notice - Sec. 105.012. NOTICE. (a) The designated officer shall give notice...

Section 105.013. Application - Sec. 105.013. APPLICATION. The designated officer may not consider an...

Section 105.014. Review of Applications - Sec. 105.014. REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS. In reviewing the applications, the...

Section 105.015. Selection of Depository - Sec. 105.015. SELECTION OF DEPOSITORY. (a) The governing body of...

Section 105.016. Designation of Depository - Sec. 105.016. DESIGNATION OF DEPOSITORY. (a) The governing body shall...

Section 105.017. Term of Depository Contract - Sec. 105.017. TERM OF DEPOSITORY CONTRACT. A municipality may approve,...

Section 105.018. Additional Services - Sec. 105.018. ADDITIONAL SERVICES. In addition to depository services, a...

Subchapter C. Security for Funds Held by Depository

Section 105.031. Qualification as Depository - Sec. 105.031. QUALIFICATION AS DEPOSITORY. (a) The bank or savings...

Section 105.033. Surety Bond - Sec. 105.033. SURETY BOND. (a) One or more bonds issued...

Section 105.034. Conditions to Acting as Depository - Sec. 105.034. CONDITIONS TO ACTING AS DEPOSITORY. (a) The depository...

Subchapter D. Maintenance and Modification of Security

Section 105.051. Maintenance of Security - Sec. 105.051. MAINTENANCE OF SECURITY. (a) A depository services contract...

Section 105.053. Solvency of Surety Company and Adequacy of Securities - Sec. 105.053. SOLVENCY OF SURETY COMPANY AND ADEQUACY OF SECURITIES....

Section 105.054. Surrender of Interest on Securities - Sec. 105.054. SURRENDER OF INTEREST ON SECURITIES. Except as provided...

Subchapter E. Depository Accounts

Section 105.071. Character and Amount of Deposits - Sec. 105.071. CHARACTER AND AMOUNT OF DEPOSITS. (a) The governing...

Section 105.072. Investments - Sec. 105.072. INVESTMENTS. The provisions of Chapter 810, Acts of...

Section 105.073. Deposit of Funds - Sec. 105.073. DEPOSIT OF FUNDS. Not later than 60 days...

Section 105.074. Payment of Funds - Sec. 105.074. PAYMENT OF FUNDS. (a) The funds of the...

Section 105.075. Checks Payable at Depository - Sec. 105.075. CHECKS PAYABLE AT DEPOSITORY. Checks drawn by the...

Section 105.076. Debts Payable Other Than at Municipal Treasury - Sec. 105.076. DEBTS PAYABLE OTHER THAN AT MUNICIPAL TREASURY. The...

Subchapter F. Liability and Report of Designated Officer

Section 105.091. Liability of Designated Officer - Sec. 105.091. LIABILITY OF DESIGNATED OFFICER. (a) The designated officer...

Section 105.092. Report by Designated Officer - Sec. 105.092. REPORT BY DESIGNATED OFFICER. In conjunction with the...

Chapter 106 - Municipal Child Safety Trust Fund

Section 106.001. Creation of Child Safety Trust Fund in Certain Municipalities - Sec. 106.001. CREATION OF CHILD SAFETY TRUST FUND IN CERTAIN...

Section 106.002. Deposits to Fund - Sec. 106.002. DEPOSITS TO FUND. The following money shall be...

Section 106.003. Use of Fund - Sec. 106.003. USE OF FUND. (a) Money in the fund...

Section 106.004. Audit - Sec. 106.004. AUDIT. (a) Money collected under this chapter is...

Chapter 107 - Obligations for Certain Liabilities to Public Pension Funds of a Municipality

Section 107.001. Definitions - Sec. 107.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Obligation" includes a...

Section 107.002. Definition of "Public Pension Fund - Sec. 107.002. DEFINITION OF "PUBLIC PENSION FUND." In this chapter,...

Section 107.003. Pension Fund Obligations Authorized - Sec. 107.003. PENSION FUND OBLIGATIONS AUTHORIZED. (a) A municipality may...

Section 107.0036. Voter Approval Required for Certain Pension Fund Obligations - Sec. 107.0036. VOTER APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN PENSION FUND OBLIGATIONS....

Section 107.004. Proceeds of Obligations Issued - Sec. 107.004. PROCEEDS OF OBLIGATIONS ISSUED. The municipality shall deposit...

Section 107.005. Payment of Obligations - Sec. 107.005. PAYMENT OF OBLIGATIONS. An obligation issued under Section...

Section 107.006. Obligation as Refinancing - Sec. 107.006. OBLIGATION AS REFINANCING. An obligation issued under Section...

Section 107.007. Sale of Obligations; Maturity - Sec. 107.007. SALE OF OBLIGATIONS; MATURITY. Obligations issued under Section...

Section 107.008. Additional Authority; Credit Agreements - Sec. 107.008. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY; CREDIT AGREEMENTS. (a) In this section,...

Section 107.009. Chapter Controlling - Sec. 107.009. CHAPTER CONTROLLING. This chapter prevails over any conflict...

Chapter 108 - Municipal Bonds for Certain Defined Areas

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 108.001. Definition - Sec. 108.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "defined area" means a...

Section 108.002. Application of Chapter - Sec. 108.002. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies only to...

Section 108.003. Conflict With Other Laws - Sec. 108.003. CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAWS. To the extent of...

Subchapter B. Bonds Used to Carry Out Purposes Of

Section 108.051. Bonds Originally Authorized in Abolished Municipal Utility District; Property Taxes - Sec. 108.051. BONDS ORIGINALLY AUTHORIZED IN ABOLISHED MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT;...

Section 108.052. Bonds Authorized Under Public Improvement District; Assessments - Sec. 108.052. BONDS AUTHORIZED UNDER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT; ASSESSMENTS. (a)...

Section 108.053. Pledges to Secure Bonds - Sec. 108.053. PLEDGES TO SECURE BONDS. The municipality may further...

Section 108.054. Choice of Laws - Sec. 108.054. CHOICE OF LAWS. (a) A municipality may exercise...

Section 108.055. Conflict With Municipal Charter - Sec. 108.055. CONFLICT WITH MUNICIPAL CHARTER. This subchapter prevails over...

Section 108.056. Effect on Other Municipal Bonds - Sec. 108.056. EFFECT ON OTHER MUNICIPAL BONDS. This subchapter does...

Chapter 109 - Determination of Defunding Municipalities

Section 109.001. Definition - Sec. 109.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "division" means the criminal...

Section 109.002. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 109.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies only to...

Section 109.003. Defunding Determination - Sec. 109.003. DEFUNDING DETERMINATION. Except as provided by Section 109.004,...

Section 109.0035. Initial Determination - Sec. 109.0035. INITIAL DETERMINATION. In making a determination of whether...

Section 109.004. Exceptions - Sec. 109.004. EXCEPTIONS. (a) A municipality is not considered to...

Section 109.005. Termination of Defunding Determination - Sec. 109.005. TERMINATION OF DEFUNDING DETERMINATION. A municipality's defunding determination...

Section 109.006. Division Duties - Sec. 109.006. DIVISION DUTIES. (a) The division shall: (1) compute...

Subtitle B - County Finances

Chapter 111 - County Budget

Subchapter A. Budget Preparation in Counties With Population of 225,000 or Less

Section 111.001. Subchapter Applicable to Counties With Population of 225,000 or Less; Exception - Sec. 111.001. SUBCHAPTER APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES WITH POPULATION OF 225,000...

Section 111.002. County Judge as Budget Officer - Sec. 111.002. COUNTY JUDGE AS BUDGET OFFICER. The county judge...

Section 111.003. Annual Budget Required - Sec. 111.003. ANNUAL BUDGET REQUIRED. (a) Not later than August...

Section 111.004. Itemized Budget; Contents - Sec. 111.004. ITEMIZED BUDGET; CONTENTS. (a) The county judge shall...

Section 111.005. Information Furnished by County Officers - Sec. 111.005. INFORMATION FURNISHED BY COUNTY OFFICERS. (a) In preparing...

Section 111.006. Proposed Budget Filed With County Clerk; Public Inspection - Sec. 111.006. PROPOSED BUDGET FILED WITH COUNTY CLERK; PUBLIC INSPECTION....

Section 111.007. Public Hearing on Proposed Budget - Sec. 111.007. PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED BUDGET. (a) The commissioners...

Section 111.0075. Special Notice by Publication for Budget Hearing - Sec. 111.0075. SPECIAL NOTICE BY PUBLICATION FOR BUDGET HEARING. (a)...

Section 111.008. Adoption of Budget - Sec. 111.008. ADOPTION OF BUDGET. (a) At the conclusion of...

Section 111.009. Approved Budget Filed With County Clerk: Posting on Internet - Sec. 111.009. APPROVED BUDGET FILED WITH COUNTY CLERK: POSTING ON...

Section 111.010. Levy of Taxes and Expenditure of Funds Under Budget; Emergency Expenditure; Budget Transfer - Sec. 111.010. LEVY OF TAXES AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS UNDER...

Section 111.0105. Budget for Expenditures From Proceeds of Bonds or Other Obligations - Sec. 111.0105. BUDGET FOR EXPENDITURES FROM PROCEEDS OF BONDS OR...

Section 111.0106. Special Budget for Grant or Aid Money - Sec. 111.0106. SPECIAL BUDGET FOR GRANT OR AID MONEY. The...

Section 111.0107. Special Budget for Revenue From Intergovernmental Contracts - Sec. 111.0107. SPECIAL BUDGET FOR REVENUE FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL CONTRACTS. The...

Section 111.0108. Special Budget for Revenue Received After Start of Fiscal Year - Sec. 111.0108. SPECIAL BUDGET FOR REVENUE RECEIVED AFTER START OF...

Section 111.011. Changes in Budget for County Purposes - Sec. 111.011. CHANGES IN BUDGET FOR COUNTY PURPOSES. This subchapter...

Section 111.012. Penalty - Sec. 111.012. PENALTY. (a) An officer, employee, or official of...

Section 111.013. Limitation on Budget of County Auditor - Sec. 111.013. LIMITATION ON BUDGET OF COUNTY AUDITOR. An increase...

Section 111.014. Reserve Item - Sec. 111.014. RESERVE ITEM. Notwithstanding any other provision of this...

Subchapter B. Budget Preparation in Counties With Population of More Than 225,000

Section 111.031. Subchapter Applicable to Counties With Population of More Than 225,000; Exception - Sec. 111.031. SUBCHAPTER APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES WITH POPULATION OF MORE...

Section 111.032. County Auditor as Budget Officer - Sec. 111.032. COUNTY AUDITOR AS BUDGET OFFICER. The county auditor...

Section 111.033. Annual Budget Required - Sec. 111.033. ANNUAL BUDGET REQUIRED. (a) Within 30 days before...

Section 111.034. Itemized Budget; Contents - Sec. 111.034. ITEMIZED BUDGET; CONTENTS. (a) The county auditor shall...

Section 111.035. Limitation on Expenditures Before Adoption of Budget - Sec. 111.035. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES BEFORE ADOPTION OF BUDGET. Until...

Section 111.036. Information Furnished by Officers - Sec. 111.036. INFORMATION FURNISHED BY OFFICERS. In preparing the budget,...

Section 111.037. Proposed Budget Filed With County Clerk; Public Inspection - Sec. 111.037. PROPOSED BUDGET FILED WITH COUNTY CLERK; PUBLIC INSPECTION....

Section 111.038. Public Hearing on Proposed Budget - Sec. 111.038. PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED BUDGET. (a) The commissioners...

Section 111.0385. Special Notice by Publication for Budget Hearing - Sec. 111.0385. SPECIAL NOTICE BY PUBLICATION FOR BUDGET HEARING. (a)...

Section 111.039. Adoption of Budget - Sec. 111.039. ADOPTION OF BUDGET. (a) At the conclusion of...

Section 111.040. Approved Budget Filed With Officers: Posting on Internet - Sec. 111.040. APPROVED BUDGET FILED WITH OFFICERS: POSTING ON INTERNET....

Section 111.041. Expenditure of Funds Under Budget; Emergency Expenditure; Budget Transfer - Sec. 111.041. EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS UNDER BUDGET; EMERGENCY EXPENDITURE; BUDGET...

Section 111.0415. Changes in Budget for County Purposes - Sec. 111.0415. CHANGES IN BUDGET FOR COUNTY PURPOSES. This subchapter...

Section 111.042. Budget for Expenditures From Proceeds of Bonds or Other Obligations - Sec. 111.042. BUDGET FOR EXPENDITURES FROM PROCEEDS OF BONDS OR...

Section 111.043. Special Budget for Grant or Aid Money - Sec. 111.043. SPECIAL BUDGET FOR GRANT OR AID MONEY. The...

Section 111.0431. Special Budget for Revenue From Intergovernmental Contracts - Sec. 111.0431. SPECIAL BUDGET FOR REVENUE FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL CONTRACTS. The...

Section 111.0432. Special Budget for Revenue Received After Start of Fiscal Year - Sec. 111.0432. SPECIAL BUDGET FOR REVENUE RECEIVED AFTER START OF...

Section 111.044. Limitation on Budget of County Auditor - Sec. 111.044. LIMITATION ON BUDGET OF COUNTY AUDITOR. An increase...

Section 111.045. Reserve Item - Sec. 111.045. RESERVE ITEM. Notwithstanding any other provision of this...

Subchapter C. Alternate Method of Budget Preparation in Counties With Population of More Than 125,000

Section 111.061. Subchapter Applicable to Counties With Population of More Than 125,000 - Sec. 111.061. SUBCHAPTER APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES WITH POPULATION OF MORE...

Section 111.062. Appointment of Budget Officer; Abolition of Office - Sec. 111.062. APPOINTMENT OF BUDGET OFFICER; ABOLITION OF OFFICE. (a)...

Section 111.063. Itemized Budget; Contents - Sec. 111.063. ITEMIZED BUDGET; CONTENTS. (a) The budget officer shall...

Section 111.064. Limitation on Expenditures Before Adoption of Budget - Sec. 111.064. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES BEFORE ADOPTION OF BUDGET. Until...

Section 111.065. Information Furnished by Officers - Sec. 111.065. INFORMATION FURNISHED BY OFFICERS. In preparing or monitoring...

Section 111.066. Proposed Budget Filed With County Clerk and County Auditor; Public Inspection - Sec. 111.066. PROPOSED BUDGET FILED WITH COUNTY CLERK AND COUNTY...

Section 111.067. Public Hearing on Proposed Budget - Sec. 111.067. PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED BUDGET. (a) The commissioners...

Section 111.0675. Commissioners Court: Special Notice by Publication for Budget Hearing - Sec. 111.0675. COMMISSIONERS COURT: SPECIAL NOTICE BY PUBLICATION FOR BUDGET...

Section 111.068. Adoption of Budget - Sec. 111.068. ADOPTION OF BUDGET. (a) At the conclusion of...

Section 111.069. Approved Budget Filed With Officers; Posting on Internet - Sec. 111.069. APPROVED BUDGET FILED WITH OFFICERS; POSTING ON INTERNET....

Section 111.070. Expenditure of Funds Under Budget; Emergency Expenditure; Budget Transfer - Sec. 111.070. EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS UNDER BUDGET; EMERGENCY EXPENDITURE; BUDGET...

Section 111.0705. Budget for Expenditures From Proceeds of Bonds or Other Obligations - Sec. 111.0705. BUDGET FOR EXPENDITURES FROM PROCEEDS OF BONDS OR...

Section 111.0706. Special Budget for Grant or Aid Money - Sec. 111.0706. SPECIAL BUDGET FOR GRANT OR AID MONEY. The...

Section 111.0707. Special Budget for Revenue From Intergovernmental Contracts - Sec. 111.0707. SPECIAL BUDGET FOR REVENUE FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL CONTRACTS. (a)...

Section 111.07075. Special Budget for Revenue Received After Start of Fiscal Year - Sec. 111.07075. SPECIAL BUDGET FOR REVENUE RECEIVED AFTER START OF...

Section 111.0708. Pledging Revenue as Security for Bonds and Other Obligations - Sec. 111.0708. PLEDGING REVENUE AS SECURITY FOR BONDS AND OTHER...

Section 111.0709. Changes in Budget for County Purposes - Sec. 111.0709. CHANGES IN BUDGET FOR COUNTY PURPOSES. This subchapter...

Section 111.071. Budget Officer's Assistance to Commissioners Court - Sec. 111.071. BUDGET OFFICER'S ASSISTANCE TO COMMISSIONERS COURT. The budget...

Section 111.072. Duties Retained by County Auditor - Sec. 111.072. DUTIES RETAINED BY COUNTY AUDITOR. The duties given...

Section 111.073. Employment of Personnel - Sec. 111.073. EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL. The commissioners court may employ...

Section 111.074. Limitation on Budget of County Auditor - Sec. 111.074. LIMITATION ON BUDGET OF COUNTY AUDITOR. An increase...

Section 111.075. Reserve Item - Sec. 111.075. RESERVE ITEM. Notwithstanding any other provision of this...

Subchapter D. Budget Appropriations

Section 111.091. Appropriation Accounts - Sec. 111.091. APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS. (a) On the adoption and certification...

Section 111.092. Departmental Expenses Not to Exceed Appropriations - Sec. 111.092. DEPARTMENTAL EXPENSES NOT TO EXCEED APPROPRIATIONS. The county...

Section 111.093. Appropriations for Purchases, Contracts, Salaries, or Labor Expenses in County With Population of More Than 225,000 - Sec. 111.093. APPROPRIATIONS FOR PURCHASES, CONTRACTS, SALARIES, OR LABOR EXPENSES...

Section 111.094. Itemized Budget - Sec. 111.094. ITEMIZED BUDGET. The commissioners court in preparing the...

Section 111.095. Special Funds - Sec. 111.095. SPECIAL FUNDS. (a) This section shall apply to...

Section 111.096. Budgeted Positions for Judiciary - Sec. 111.096. BUDGETED POSITIONS FOR JUDICIARY. Notwithstanding any other law,...

Chapter 112 - County Financial Accounting

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 112.001. Accounting System in County With County Auditor and Population of Less Than 190,000 - Sec. 112.001. ACCOUNTING SYSTEM IN COUNTY WITH COUNTY AUDITOR AND...

Section 112.002. Accounting System in County With County Auditor and Population of 190,000 or More - Sec. 112.002. ACCOUNTING SYSTEM IN COUNTY WITH COUNTY AUDITOR AND...

Section 112.003. Comptroller's Authority to Prescribe Forms and Determine Manner of Stating Accounts; Uniform Chart of Accounts - Sec. 112.003. COMPTROLLER'S AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE FORMS AND DETERMINE MANNER...

Section 112.004. Accounts Kept for Officers by County Clerk - Sec. 112.004. ACCOUNTS KEPT FOR OFFICERS BY COUNTY CLERK. (a)...

Section 112.005. Accounts Kept for Officers by County Auditor - Sec. 112.005. ACCOUNTS KEPT FOR OFFICERS BY COUNTY AUDITOR. (a)...

Section 112.006. General Oversight Authority of County Auditor - Sec. 112.006. GENERAL OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY OF COUNTY AUDITOR. (a) The...

Section 112.007. County Auditor's Records of County Financial Transactions - Sec. 112.007. COUNTY AUDITOR'S RECORDS OF COUNTY FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS. The...

Section 112.009. County Auditor Performing Duties Instead of County Clerk - Sec. 112.009. COUNTY AUDITOR PERFORMING DUTIES INSTEAD OF COUNTY CLERK....

Section 112.010. County Fiscal Year - Sec. 112.010. COUNTY FISCAL YEAR. (a) The county fiscal year...

Subchapter B. Tax Accounts and Records

Section 112.031. Account for Tax Assessor-Collector - Sec. 112.031. ACCOUNT FOR TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. In keeping an account...

Section 112.032. Receipt for Tax Rolls; Credits - Sec. 112.032. RECEIPT FOR TAX ROLLS; CREDITS. (a) When the...

Section 112.033. Indigent and Delinquent Tax Lists - Sec. 112.033. INDIGENT AND DELINQUENT TAX LISTS. (a) The tax...

Section 112.034. Delivery of Tax Rolls to Successor - Sec. 112.034. DELIVERY OF TAX ROLLS TO SUCCESSOR. (a) On...

Section 112.035. Occupation Tax Records - Sec. 112.035. OCCUPATION TAX RECORDS. (a) The tax assessor-collector shall...

Subchapter C. Other Specific Accounts

Section 112.051. Sheriff Account - Sec. 112.051. SHERIFF ACCOUNT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 112.052. Justice of the Peace Account - Sec. 112.052. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ACCOUNT. (a) Except as...

Section 112.053. Estray Account - Sec. 112.053. ESTRAY ACCOUNT. (a) If a notice of an...

Section 112.054. County Treasurer Account - Sec. 112.054. COUNTY TREASURER ACCOUNT. (a) The county clerk shall...

Chapter 113 - Management of County Money

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 113.0001. Definitions - Sec. 113.0001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Depository" means the...

Section 113.001. County Treasurer as Chief Custodian of Money - Sec. 113.001. COUNTY TREASURER AS CHIEF CUSTODIAN OF MONEY. The...

Section 113.002. County Treasurer's Record of Receipts and Expenditures - Sec. 113.002. COUNTY TREASURER'S RECORD OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. The...

Section 113.003. Receipt of Money by County Treasurer - Sec. 113.003. RECEIPT OF MONEY BY COUNTY TREASURER. The county...

Section 113.004. Classes of County Funds - Sec. 113.004. CLASSES OF COUNTY FUNDS. (a) The county treasurer...

Section 113.005. Liability of County Treasurer - Sec. 113.005. LIABILITY OF COUNTY TREASURER. (a) The county treasurer...

Section 113.006. Liability of County Tax Assessor-Collector - Sec. 113.006. LIABILITY OF COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. A county tax...

Section 113.008. Reconciliation of Depository Accounts - Sec. 113.008. RECONCILIATION OF DEPOSITORY ACCOUNTS. (a) The county depository...

Section 113.009. Civil Liability of County Tax Assessor-Collector; Audit by Comptroller - Sec. 113.009. CIVIL LIABILITY OF COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR; AUDIT BY...

Subchapter B. Deposit of Money

Section 113.021. Requirement That Money Be Deposited With County Treasurer; Interest - Sec. 113.021. REQUIREMENT THAT MONEY BE DEPOSITED WITH COUNTY TREASURER;...

Section 113.022. Time for Making Deposits - Sec. 113.022. TIME FOR MAKING DEPOSITS. (a) A county officer...

Section 113.023. Deposit Warrants - Sec. 113.023. DEPOSIT WARRANTS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 113.024. Deposit of Money Does Not Affect Ownership - Sec. 113.024. DEPOSIT OF MONEY DOES NOT AFFECT OWNERSHIP. The...

Subchapter C. Disbursement of Money

Section 113.041. Disbursement of Money by County Treasurer; Payment by Check or Electronic Transmission; Lost or Destroyed Instrument - Sec. 113.041. DISBURSEMENT OF MONEY BY COUNTY TREASURER; PAYMENT BY...

Section 113.042. Endorsement by County Treasurer; Other Requirements for Order for Payment - Sec. 113.042. ENDORSEMENT BY COUNTY TREASURER; OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR ORDER...

Section 113.043. Countersignature by County Auditor - Sec. 113.043. COUNTERSIGNATURE BY COUNTY AUDITOR. In a county with...

Section 113.045. Comparison of Vouchers and Reports; Treasurer to Be Credited - Sec. 113.045. COMPARISON OF VOUCHERS AND REPORTS; TREASURER TO BE...

Section 113.046. Register of Orders for Payment Issued by Judge or Clerk - Sec. 113.046. REGISTER OF ORDERS FOR PAYMENT ISSUED BY JUDGE...

Section 113.047. Disbursements for Salaries or Expenses - Sec. 113.047. DISBURSEMENTS FOR SALARIES OR EXPENSES. After the deposit...

Section 113.048. Disbursement of Money for Jury Service - Sec. 113.048. DISBURSEMENT OF MONEY FOR JURY SERVICE. (a) Notwithstanding...

Subchapter D. Special Provisions Relating to Claims

Section 113.061. Claims Register - Sec. 113.061. CLAIMS REGISTER. (a) The county treasurer shall maintain...

Section 113.063. Claims Information List; Indebtedness to the County - Sec. 113.063. CLAIMS INFORMATION LIST; INDEBTEDNESS TO THE COUNTY. (a)...

Section 113.064. Approval of Claims by County Auditor - Sec. 113.064. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS BY COUNTY AUDITOR. (a) In...

Section 113.065. Requirement for Approval of Claim - Sec. 113.065. REQUIREMENT FOR APPROVAL OF CLAIM. The county auditor...

Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 113.901. Requirements for Approval of Accounts and Requisitions - Sec. 113.901. REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS AND REQUISITIONS. (a)...

Section 113.902. Prosecution to Collect Debt Owed to County; Recovery of Attorney's Fees and Costs - Sec. 113.902. PROSECUTION TO COLLECT DEBT OWED TO COUNTY; RECOVERY...

Section 113.903. Collection Made by One Officer on Behalf of Another - Sec. 113.903. COLLECTION MADE BY ONE OFFICER ON BEHALF OF...

Chapter 114 - County Financial Reports

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 114.001. General Requirements Applicable to Reports - Sec. 114.001. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO REPORTS. (a) Each report...

Section 114.002. County Auditor's Authority to Determine Time and Manner of Reports Made to Auditor - Sec. 114.002. COUNTY AUDITOR'S AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE TIME AND MANNER...

Section 114.003. Penalty for Failure to Furnish County Auditor With Report; Removal - Sec. 114.003. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FURNISH COUNTY AUDITOR WITH...

Subchapter B. Reports About General Financial Condition of County

Section 114.021. County Treasurer's Tabular Statement to Commissioners Court at Regular Term - Sec. 114.021. COUNTY TREASURER'S TABULAR STATEMENT TO COMMISSIONERS COURT AT...

Section 114.022. County Annual Financial Exhibit - Sec. 114.022. COUNTY ANNUAL FINANCIAL EXHIBIT. (a) The county auditor...

Section 114.023. County Auditor's Monthly Report to Commissioners Court in County With Population of More Than 225,000 - Sec. 114.023. COUNTY AUDITOR'S MONTHLY REPORT TO COMMISSIONERS COURT IN...

Section 114.024. County Auditor's Report to Commissioners Court at Regular Meeting - Sec. 114.024. COUNTY AUDITOR'S REPORT TO COMMISSIONERS COURT AT REGULAR...

Section 114.025. County Auditor's Monthly and Annual Reports to Commissioners Court and District Judges - Sec. 114.025. COUNTY AUDITOR'S MONTHLY AND ANNUAL REPORTS TO COMMISSIONERS...

Section 114.026. County Treasurer's Report to Commissioners Court at Regular Term - Sec. 114.026. COUNTY TREASURER'S REPORT TO COMMISSIONERS COURT AT REGULAR...

Subchapter C. Reports About Money Collected or Received

Section 114.041. Statement of Fees, Commissions, and Other Money Received by Officers - Sec. 114.041. STATEMENT OF FEES, COMMISSIONS, AND OTHER MONEY RECEIVED...

Section 114.043. Periodic Report to County Auditor by Officer Who Has Custody of Money in County With Population of 190,000 or More - Sec. 114.043. PERIODIC REPORT TO COUNTY AUDITOR BY OFFICER WHO...

Section 114.044. Report to Commissioners Court at Regular Term by Officer Who Collects Fines, Judgments, or Jury Fees - Sec. 114.044. REPORT TO COMMISSIONERS COURT AT REGULAR TERM BY...

Section 114.046. Annual Report to District Clerk by Officer on Fee Basis Who Collects Fees or Commissions; Removal - Sec. 114.046. ANNUAL REPORT TO DISTRICT CLERK BY OFFICER ON...

Subchapter D. Miscellaneous Reports

Section 114.061. County Treasurer's Monthly Claims Report to County Clerk - Sec. 114.061. COUNTY TREASURER'S MONTHLY CLAIMS REPORT TO COUNTY CLERK....

Subchapter E. County Financial Data Advisory Committee

Section 114.081. Definitions - Sec. 114.081. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Committee" means the...

Section 114.082. County Financial Data Advisory Committee; Duties - Sec. 114.082. COUNTY FINANCIAL DATA ADVISORY COMMITTEE; DUTIES. (a) The...

Section 114.083. Membership; Officers - Sec. 114.083. MEMBERSHIP; OFFICERS. (a) The committee consists of the...

Section 114.084. Meetings - Sec. 114.084. MEETINGS. The committee shall meet quarterly on dates...

Section 114.085. Personnel and Support - Sec. 114.085. PERSONNEL AND SUPPORT. (a) The comptroller, the Texas...

Chapter 115 - Audit of County Finances

Subchapter A. Audit Authority of County Auditor

Section 115.001. Examination of Records - Sec. 115.001. EXAMINATION OF RECORDS. The county auditor shall have...

Section 115.002. Examination of Books and Reports - Sec. 115.002. EXAMINATION OF BOOKS AND REPORTS. (a) The county...

Section 115.003. Examination of Funds Held by County Treasurer - Sec. 115.003. EXAMINATION OF FUNDS HELD BY COUNTY TREASURER. (a)...

Section 115.0035. Examination of Funds Collected by County Entity or the District Attorney - Sec. 115.0035. EXAMINATION OF FUNDS COLLECTED BY COUNTY ENTITY OR...

Section 115.0036. Examination and Audit of Records of Certain Special Districts - Sec. 115.0036. EXAMINATION AND AUDIT OF RECORDS OF CERTAIN SPECIAL...

Section 115.004. Audit in County With Population of 190,000 or More - Sec. 115.004. AUDIT IN COUNTY WITH POPULATION OF 190,000 OR...

Subchapter B. Audit Authority of Commissioners Court

Section 115.021. Audit and Settlement of Accounts - Sec. 115.021. AUDIT AND SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS. The commissioners court...

Section 115.022. Examination of Accounts and Reports; Settlement - Sec. 115.022. EXAMINATION OF ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS; SETTLEMENT. (a) At...

Subchapter C. Independent Audit Authority Generally Applicable

Section 115.031. Audit by Accountant - Sec. 115.031. AUDIT BY ACCOUNTANT. (a) If considered by the...

Section 115.032. Special Audit After Voter Petition - Sec. 115.032. SPECIAL AUDIT AFTER VOTER PETITION. (a) If a...

Section 115.033. Audit by Finance Committee - Sec. 115.033. AUDIT BY FINANCE COMMITTEE. (a) On the request...

Subchapter D. Independent Audit Authority of Specific Counties

Section 115.041. Independent Audit in County Without Office of County Auditor - Sec. 115.041. INDEPENDENT AUDIT IN COUNTY WITHOUT OFFICE OF COUNTY...

Section 115.042. Audit in Counties With Population Less Than 25,000 - Sec. 115.042. AUDIT IN COUNTIES WITH POPULATION LESS THAN 25,000....

Section 115.043. Audit by Accountant in Counties With Population of 40,000 to 100,000 - Sec. 115.043. AUDIT BY ACCOUNTANT IN COUNTIES WITH POPULATION OF...

Section 115.044. Biennial Independent Audit in Certain Counties - Sec. 115.044. BIENNIAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) A...

Section 115.045. Annual Independent Audit in Counties With Population of 350,000 or More - Sec. 115.045. ANNUAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT IN COUNTIES WITH POPULATION OF...

Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 115.901. Examination of Certain Records by County Auditor or County Treasurer - Sec. 115.901. EXAMINATION OF CERTAIN RECORDS BY COUNTY AUDITOR OR...

Chapter 116 - Depositories for County Public Funds

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 116.001. Definitions - Sec. 116.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Bank" means a:...

Section 116.002. Money Affected - Sec. 116.002. MONEY AFFECTED. (a) This chapter applies to money...

Subchapter B. Establishment of Depository

Section 116.021. Depository and Subdepository Contracts - Sec. 116.021. DEPOSITORY AND SUBDEPOSITORY CONTRACTS. (a) The commissioners court...

Section 116.022. Notice - Sec. 116.022. NOTICE. (a) Once each week for at least...

Section 116.023. Applications - Sec. 116.023. APPLICATIONS. (a) A bank in the county that...

Section 116.024. Selection of Depositories and Subdepositories - Sec. 116.024. SELECTION OF DEPOSITORIES AND SUBDEPOSITORIES. (a) At the...

Section 116.025. Designation of Depository or Subdepository - Sec. 116.025. DESIGNATION OF DEPOSITORY OR SUBDEPOSITORY. When security is...

Section 116.026. Applicants Outside County - Sec. 116.026. APPLICANTS OUTSIDE COUNTY. If no bank located in...

Section 116.027. Selection of Nonapplicant Depository - Sec. 116.027. SELECTION OF NONAPPLICANT DEPOSITORY. (a) If no application...

Subchapter C. Security for Funds Held by Depository

Section 116.051. Qualification as Depository or Subdepository - Sec. 116.051. QUALIFICATION AS DEPOSITORY OR SUBDEPOSITORY. Within 15 days...

Section 116.052. Personal Bond - Sec. 116.052. PERSONAL BOND. (a) One or more personal bonds...

Section 116.053. Surety Bond - Sec. 116.053. SURETY BOND. (a) One or more bonds issued...

Section 116.054. Bonds, Notes, and Other Securities - Sec. 116.054. BONDS, NOTES, AND OTHER SECURITIES. (a) A county...

Section 116.055. First Mortgages on Improved Real Property - Sec. 116.055. FIRST MORTGAGES ON IMPROVED REAL PROPERTY. (a) If...

Section 116.056. Real Property - Sec. 116.056. REAL PROPERTY. (a) If approved by the commissioners...

Section 116.0565. Certificate of Deposit - Sec. 116.0565. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT. (a) A certificate of deposit...

Section 116.057. Condition of Personal Bond or Contract for Securities - Sec. 116.057. CONDITION OF PERSONAL BOND OR CONTRACT FOR SECURITIES....

Section 116.058. Amount of Security Required - Sec. 116.058. AMOUNT OF SECURITY REQUIRED. (a) Personal or surety...

Section 116.059. Valuation of Real Property Provided as Security - Sec. 116.059. VALUATION OF REAL PROPERTY PROVIDED AS SECURITY. The...

Section 116.060. Security Not Required for Federally Insured Deposits - Sec. 116.060. SECURITY NOT REQUIRED FOR FEDERALLY INSURED DEPOSITS. A...

Subchapter D. Maintenance and Modification of Security

Section 116.081. New Bond - Sec. 116.081. NEW BOND. (a) The commissioners court may by...

Section 116.082. Substitution of Securities - Sec. 116.082. SUBSTITUTION OF SECURITIES. (a) After reasonable notice to...

Section 116.083. Release of Excess Security - Sec. 116.083. RELEASE OF EXCESS SECURITY. If the securities pledged...

Section 116.084. Inadequate Security - Sec. 116.084. INADEQUATE SECURITY. If for any reason the county...

Section 116.085. Solvency of Personal Surety - Sec. 116.085. SOLVENCY OF PERSONAL SURETY. (a) At least twice...

Section 116.086. Solvency of Surety Company and Adequacy of Securities - Sec. 116.086. SOLVENCY OF SURETY COMPANY AND ADEQUACY OF SECURITIES....

Section 116.087. Additional Bond - Sec. 116.087. ADDITIONAL BOND. (a) If after a county establishes...

Section 116.088. Release of Surety Company - Sec. 116.088. RELEASE OF SURETY COMPANY. (a) A surety company...

Section 116.089. Surrender of Interest on Securities - Sec. 116.089. SURRENDER OF INTEREST ON SECURITIES. On the request...

Subchapter E. Depository Accounts

Section 116.111. Character and Amount of Deposits - Sec. 116.111. CHARACTER AND AMOUNT OF DEPOSITS. The commissioners court...

Section 116.112. Investment of Funds - Sec. 116.112. INVESTMENT OF FUNDS. (a) The commissioners court may...

Section 116.113. Deposit of Funds - Sec. 116.113. DEPOSIT OF FUNDS. (a) Immediately after the commissioners...

Section 116.114. Collections by Depository - Sec. 116.114. COLLECTIONS BY DEPOSITORY. A county depository shall collect...

Section 116.115. Clearinghouse for Multiple Depositories - Sec. 116.115. CLEARINGHOUSE FOR MULTIPLE DEPOSITORIES. If the funds of...

Section 116.116. Obligations Payable at County Depository - Sec. 116.116. OBLIGATIONS PAYABLE AT COUNTY DEPOSITORY. (a) A county...

Section 116.117. Statements of Account - Sec. 116.117. STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNT. A depository shall make a...

Section 116.118. Debts Payable Other Than at County Treasury - Sec. 116.118. DEBTS PAYABLE OTHER THAN AT COUNTY TREASURY. The...

Section 116.119. Requirements for Auditing and Countersigning Unaffected - Sec. 116.119. REQUIREMENTS FOR AUDITING AND COUNTERSIGNING UNAFFECTED. This chapter...

Section 116.120. Collection of Certain Overdue County Orders for Payment or Checks - Sec. 116.120. COLLECTION OF CERTAIN OVERDUE COUNTY ORDERS FOR PAYMENT...

Subchapter F. Liabilities

Section 116.151. Liabilities of Sureties on Separate Bonds - Sec. 116.151. LIABILITIES OF SURETIES ON SEPARATE BONDS. If a...

Section 116.152. Subrogation of Sureties - Sec. 116.152. SUBROGATION OF SURETIES. If a personal surety or...

Section 116.153. Pro Rata Recovery by State and County - Sec. 116.153. PRO RATA RECOVERY BY STATE AND COUNTY. If...

Section 116.154. Liability of Depository Pending Collection of Deposits - Sec. 116.154. LIABILITY OF DEPOSITORY PENDING COLLECTION OF DEPOSITS. A...

Section 116.155. Failure of Depository to Pay Check or Order for Payment - Sec. 116.155. FAILURE OF DEPOSITORY TO PAY CHECK OR ORDER...

Chapter 117 - Depositories for Certain Trust Funds and Court Registry Funds

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 117.001. Definitions - Sec. 117.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Bank" means a...

Section 117.002. Transfer of Unclaimed Funds to Comptroller - Sec. 117.002. TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED FUNDS TO COMPTROLLER. Any funds...

Section 117.003. Compliance With Federal Tax Law for Funds Held Under This Chapter - Sec. 117.003. COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL TAX LAW FOR FUNDS HELD...

Subchapter B. Establishment of Depository

Section 117.021. Applications - Sec. 117.021. APPLICATIONS. (a) The commissioners court of a county...

Section 117.022. Notice - Sec. 117.022. NOTICE. A county shall advertise or give notice...

Section 117.023. Selection of Depository - Sec. 117.023. SELECTION OF DEPOSITORY. (a) At the meeting at...

Section 117.024. Qualification as Depository - Sec. 117.024. QUALIFICATION AS DEPOSITORY. Within 30 days after the...

Section 117.025. Designation of Depository - Sec. 117.025. DESIGNATION OF DEPOSITORY. (a) After a bank selected...

Section 117.026. Advertisement for and Selection of Depository Outside the County - Sec. 117.026. ADVERTISEMENT FOR AND SELECTION OF DEPOSITORY OUTSIDE THE...

Section 117.027. Failure to Select Depository - Sec. 117.027. FAILURE TO SELECT DEPOSITORY. If the commissioners court...

Section 117.028. Application of County Depository Law - Sec. 117.028. APPLICATION OF COUNTY DEPOSITORY LAW. Except as otherwise...

Subchapter C. Depository Accounts

Section 117.052. Deposits of Registry Funds by County and District Clerks - Sec. 117.052. DEPOSITS OF REGISTRY FUNDS BY COUNTY AND DISTRICT...

Section 117.0521. Custodianship - Sec. 117.0521. CUSTODIANSHIP. A clerk shall act only in a...

Section 117.053. Withdrawal of Funds - Sec. 117.053. WITHDRAWAL OF FUNDS. (a) If a commissioners court...

Section 117.054. County Expenses Paid From Interest - Sec. 117.054. COUNTY EXPENSES PAID FROM INTEREST. (a) If a...

Section 117.055. County Expenses Paid From Fees - Sec. 117.055. COUNTY EXPENSES PAID FROM FEES. (a) Except as...

Section 117.056. Obligations Payable at County Seat - Sec. 117.056. OBLIGATIONS PAYABLE AT COUNTY SEAT. (a) A depository...

Section 117.057. New Bond - Sec. 117.057. NEW BOND. (a) A commissioners court may require...

Section 117.058. Accounting for and Disbursing Registry Funds in Counties With Population of 190,000 or More - Sec. 117.058. ACCOUNTING FOR AND DISBURSING REGISTRY FUNDS IN COUNTIES...

Subchapter D. Liabilities and Penalties

Section 117.081. Liability of County and District Clerks - Sec. 117.081. LIABILITY OF COUNTY AND DISTRICT CLERKS. (a) A...

Section 117.083. Loss of Registry Funds - Sec. 117.083. LOSS OF REGISTRY FUNDS. If registry funds held...

Section 117.084. Depository to Pay Check on Presentment - Sec. 117.084. DEPOSITORY TO PAY CHECK ON PRESENTMENT. A depository...

Subchapter E. Special Provisions Applying to Funds Paid Into Court Registry in County With Population of More Than 1.3 Million

Section 117.111. Subchapter Applicable to County With Population of 1 - Sec. 117.111. SUBCHAPTER APPLICABLE TO COUNTY WITH POPULATION OF 1.3...

Section 117.112. Money Affected - Sec. 117.112. MONEY AFFECTED. This subchapter applies to the following...

Section 117.113. Depository Contract - Sec. 117.113. DEPOSITORY CONTRACT. The commissioners court of the county...

Section 117.114. Notice - Sec. 117.114. NOTICE. Once each week for at least three...

Section 117.115. Applications - Sec. 117.115. APPLICATIONS. A bank in the county that wants...

Section 117.116. Selection of Depository - Sec. 117.116. SELECTION OF DEPOSITORY. At the time and place...

Section 117.117. Qualification as Depository - Sec. 117.117. QUALIFICATION AS DEPOSITORY. A bank selected as a...

Section 117.118. Application of County Depository Law - Sec. 117.118. APPLICATION OF COUNTY DEPOSITORY LAW. Matters regarding special...

Section 117.119. Deposit of Funds - Sec. 117.119. DEPOSIT OF FUNDS. Money paid into the registry...

Section 117.120. Custodianship - Sec. 117.120. CUSTODIANSHIP. A clerk shall act only in a...

Section 117.121. Disbursement of Funds - Sec. 117.121. DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS. (a) Money may be paid...

Section 117.122. Interest - Sec. 117.122. INTEREST. (a) The interest derived from money on...

Section 117.123. Audit - Sec. 117.123. AUDIT. (a) The registry funds shall be audited...

Section 117.124. Liability of Clerk - Sec. 117.124. LIABILITY OF CLERK. (a) A clerk is not...

Section 117.125. Transfer of Money - Sec. 117.125. TRANSFER OF MONEY. (a) In the absence of...

Chapter 118 - Fees Charged by County Officers

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 118.001. Definition - Sec. 118.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "document" includes any instrument,...

Section 118.002. Bill for Fees - Sec. 118.002. BILL FOR FEES. A fee under this chapter...

Subchapter B. Fees of County Clerk Other Than Court Fees

Section 118.011. Fee Schedule - Sec. 118.011. FEE SCHEDULE. (a) A county clerk shall collect...

Section 118.012. Personal Property Records Filing - Sec. 118.012. PERSONAL PROPERTY RECORDS FILING. (a) The fee for...

Section 118.013. Real Property Records Filing - Sec. 118.013. REAL PROPERTY RECORDS FILING. (a) The fee for...

Section 118.0131. Optional Recording Fees for Court Facilities: Hidalgo County and Cameron County - Sec. 118.0131. OPTIONAL RECORDING FEES FOR COURT FACILITIES: HIDALGO COUNTY...

Section 118.0135. Waiver of Real Property Filing Fees - Sec. 118.0135. WAIVER OF REAL PROPERTY FILING FEES. (a) The...

Section 118.014. Certified Papers - Sec. 118.014. CERTIFIED PAPERS. (a) The fees for "Certified Papers"...

Section 118.0145. Noncertified Papers - Sec. 118.0145. NONCERTIFIED PAPERS. (a) The fee for "Noncertified Papers"...

Section 118.015. Birth or Death Certificate - Sec. 118.015. BIRTH OR DEATH CERTIFICATE. (a) The fee for...

Section 118.016. Bond Approval - Sec. 118.016. BOND APPROVAL. The fee for "Bond Approval" under...

Section 118.018. Marriage License - Sec. 118.018. MARRIAGE LICENSE. (a) The fee for "Marriage License"...

Section 118.019. Declaration of Informal Marriage - Sec. 118.019. DECLARATION OF INFORMAL MARRIAGE. The fee for "Declaration...

Section 118.020. Brand Registration - Sec. 118.020. BRAND REGISTRATION. The fee for "Brand Registration" under...

Section 118.021. Oath Administration - Sec. 118.021. OATH ADMINISTRATION. (a) The fee for "Oath Administration"...

Section 118.0215. Returned Check - Sec. 118.0215. RETURNED CHECK. The fee for "Returned Check" under...

Section 118.0216. Records Management and Preservation - Sec. 118.0216. RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION. (a) The fee for...

Section 118.0217. Mental Health Background Check - Sec. 118.0217. MENTAL HEALTH BACKGROUND CHECK. (a) The fee for...

Section 118.022. Disposition of Marriage License and Declaration Fees - Sec. 118.022. DISPOSITION OF MARRIAGE LICENSE AND DECLARATION FEES. (a)...

Section 118.023. Fees for Ex Officio Services - Sec. 118.023. FEES FOR EX OFFICIO SERVICES. (a) If the...

Section 118.024. Free Access to Records - Sec. 118.024. FREE ACCESS TO RECORDS. (a) This subchapter does...

Section 118.025. County Clerk's Records Archive - Sec. 118.025. COUNTY CLERK'S RECORDS ARCHIVE. (a) In this section:...

Section 118.026. Fee for County Records Technology and Infrastructure in Certain Counties - Sec. 118.026. FEE FOR COUNTY RECORDS TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN...

Subchapter C. Fees of Clerk of County Court

Section 118.051. Clerical Duties - Sec. 118.051. CLERICAL DUTIES. The fees listed in this subchapter...

Section 118.052. Fee Schedule - Sec. 118.052. FEE SCHEDULE. Each clerk of a county court...

Section 118.0525. Increased Fee for Noncompliance With Document Specifications - Sec. 118.0525. INCREASED FEE FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH DOCUMENT SPECIFICATIONS. If...

Section 118.0526. Copies of Court Records Preserved Only on Microfilm or by Electronic Method - Sec. 118.0526. COPIES OF COURT RECORDS PRESERVED ONLY ON MICROFILM...

Section 118.0545. Services Rendered After Judgment in Original Action - Sec. 118.0545. SERVICES RENDERED AFTER JUDGMENT IN ORIGINAL ACTION. (a)...

Section 118.056. Services in Pending Probate Action - Text of section as amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg.,...

Section 118.058. Claim Against Estate - Sec. 118.058. CLAIM AGAINST ESTATE. (a) The fee for "Claim...

Section 118.059. Issuing Document - Sec. 118.059. ISSUING DOCUMENT. (a) The fee for "Issuing Document"...

Section 118.060. Certified Papers, No Return Required - Sec. 118.060. CERTIFIED PAPERS, NO RETURN REQUIRED. (a) The fees...

Section 118.0605. Noncertified Papers - Sec. 118.0605. NONCERTIFIED PAPERS. (a) The fee for "Noncertified Papers"...

Section 118.061. Letters and Abstracts - Sec. 118.061. LETTERS AND ABSTRACTS. The fee for "Letters Testamentary,...

Section 118.062. Deposit and Safekeeping of Wills - Sec. 118.062. DEPOSIT AND SAFEKEEPING OF WILLS. The fee for...

Section 118.063. Mail Service of Process - Sec. 118.063. MAIL SERVICE OF PROCESS. The fee for "Mail...

Section 118.065. Free Access to Records - Sec. 118.065. FREE ACCESS TO RECORDS. (a) This subchapter does...

Section 118.066. Prohibited Fees - Sec. 118.066. PROHIBITED FEES. A county clerk is not entitled...

Section 118.070. Fee for Search of Records - Sec. 118.070. FEE FOR SEARCH OF RECORDS. The clerk of...

Subchapter D. Fees of County Judge

Section 118.101. Fee Schedule - Sec. 118.101. FEE SCHEDULE. The county judge shall collect the...

Subchapter E. Fees of Justice of the Peace

Section 118.121. Fee Schedule - Sec. 118.121. FEE SCHEDULE. A justice of the peace shall...

Section 118.123. Fees After Entry of Judgment - Sec. 118.123. FEES AFTER ENTRY OF JUDGMENT. (a) The fee...

Section 118.1235. Fee for Certified Copy - Sec. 118.1235. FEE FOR CERTIFIED COPY. The fee for "Certified...

Section 118.124. Prohibited Fees - Sec. 118.124. PROHIBITED FEES. A justice of the peace is...

Subchapter F. Fees of Sheriff and Constable

Section 118.131. Fees Set by Commissioners Court - Sec. 118.131. FEES SET BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. (a) The commissioners...

Section 118.132. Service of Process for Appellate Court - Sec. 118.132. SERVICE OF PROCESS FOR APPELLATE COURT. A sheriff...

Section 118.133. Sheriff's and Constable's Response to False Alarm in Populous County - Sec. 118.133. SHERIFF'S AND CONSTABLE'S RESPONSE TO FALSE ALARM IN...

Section 118.134. Payment of Costs Incurred for Care of Certain Property - Sec. 118.134. PAYMENT OF COSTS INCURRED FOR CARE OF CERTAIN...

Subchapter G. Fees of County Treasurer

Section 118.141. Fee Schedule - Sec. 118.141. FEE SCHEDULE. (a) The county treasurer, or another...

Section 118.142. Returned Check - Sec. 118.142. RETURNED CHECK. The fee for "Returned check" under...

Section 118.143. Stop-Payment Order - Sec. 118.143. STOP-PAYMENT ORDER. The fee for a "Stop-payment order"...

Section 118.144. Copy of Check or Other Record - Sec. 118.144. COPY OF CHECK OR OTHER RECORD. The fee...

Section 118.145. Disposition of Fees Collected - Sec. 118.145. DISPOSITION OF FEES COLLECTED. The fees collected under...

Subchapter H. Fees of County Surveyor

Section 118.161. Fee Schedule - Sec. 118.161. FEE SCHEDULE. A county surveyor shall collect the...

Subchapter I. Fees of County Tax Assessor-Collector

Section 118.171. Returned Check - Sec. 118.171. RETURNED CHECK. The county tax assessor-collector has the...

Subchapter Y. Penalties

Section 118.801. Overcharging of Fees; Penalty - Sec. 118.801. OVERCHARGING OF FEES; PENALTY. (a) An officer named...

Chapter 119 - County Government Liability Insurance Pool

Section 119.001. Definitions - Sec. 119.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 119.002. Creation of Risk Management Pool - Sec. 119.002. CREATION OF RISK MANAGEMENT POOL. (a) On the...

Section 119.003. Organization of Pool; Temporary Board - Sec. 119.003. ORGANIZATION OF POOL; TEMPORARY BOARD. On the creation...

Section 119.004. Plan of Operation - Sec. 119.004. PLAN OF OPERATION. (a) Within 30 days after...

Section 119.005. Board of Trustees - Sec. 119.005. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. (a) The board of trustees...

Section 119.006. Risk Management Fund - Sec. 119.006. RISK MANAGEMENT FUND. (a) On taking office, the...

Section 119.007. Certain Requirements for Initial Coverage; Surcharge - Sec. 119.007. CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR INITIAL COVERAGE; SURCHARGE. (a) To...

Section 119.008. Not Insurance; Board of Insurance Lacks Jurisdiction - Sec. 119.008. NOT INSURANCE; BOARD OF INSURANCE LACKS JURISDICTION. (a)...

Section 119.009. Participation by Other Political Subdivisions - Sec. 119.009. PARTICIPATION BY OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. (a) A political...

Section 119.010. Certain Coverage Authorized; District Judges - Sec. 119.010. CERTAIN COVERAGE AUTHORIZED; DISTRICT JUDGES. The pool may...

Section 119.011. Certain Coverage Authorized; Volunteer Fire Departments - Sec. 119.011. CERTAIN COVERAGE AUTHORIZED; VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS. The pool...

Section 119.012. Notice of Cancellation or Change of Coverage - Sec. 119.012. NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OR CHANGE OF COVERAGE. (a)...

Section 119.013. Qualifications of Administrator - Sec. 119.013. QUALIFICATIONS OF ADMINISTRATOR. The individual responsible for administration...

Section 119.014. Application Requirements - Sec. 119.014. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. The requirements of Section 119.012 shall...

Chapter 120 - Election for Reduction of Funding or Resources for Certain Primary Law Enforcement Agencies

Section 120.001. Applicability - Sec. 120.001. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to a county...

Section 120.002. Election Required - Sec. 120.002. ELECTION REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Section...

Section 120.003. Disaster Exception - Sec. 120.003. DISASTER EXCEPTION. Section 120.002 does not apply to...

Section 120.004. Ballot Proposition Requirements - Sec. 120.004. BALLOT PROPOSITION REQUIREMENTS. A county holding an election...

Section 120.005. Use of Public Money for Campaign Prohibited - Sec. 120.005. USE OF PUBLIC MONEY FOR CAMPAIGN PROHIBITED. A...

Section 120.006. Complaint - Sec. 120.006. COMPLAINT. (a) A person who believes that a...

Section 120.007. Comptroller Investigation; Tax Rate Limitation - Sec. 120.007. COMPTROLLER INVESTIGATION; TAX RATE LIMITATION. (a) On request...

Chapter 130 - Miscellaneous Financial Provisions Affecting Counties

Subchapter A. Payment of Fees and Taxes by Check, Credit Card, or Electronic Means

Section 130.001. Definitions - Sec. 130.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Check" means an...

Section 130.002. Acceptance of Check or Credit Card Payment of Certain Fees and Taxes - Sec. 130.002. ACCEPTANCE OF CHECK OR CREDIT CARD PAYMENT OF...

Section 130.003. Payment Conditional - Sec. 130.003. PAYMENT CONDITIONAL. (a) The acceptance of a check...

Section 130.004. Identification Required - Sec. 130.004. IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED. When a county tax assessor-collector receives...

Section 130.0045. Credit Card Payment Processing Fee - Sec. 130.0045. CREDIT CARD PAYMENT PROCESSING FEE. (a) If a...

Section 130.0046. Fee for Payment by Electronic Means - Sec. 130.0046. FEE FOR PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC MEANS. A county...

Section 130.005. Liability of Assessor-Collector and Bondsman - Sec. 130.005. LIABILITY OF ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR AND BONDSMAN. Except as provided...

Section 130.006. Procedures for Collection of Dishonored Checks and Invoices - Sec. 130.006. PROCEDURES FOR COLLECTION OF DISHONORED CHECKS AND INVOICES....

Section 130.007. Remission to State Not Required; State Assistance in Collection - Sec. 130.007. REMISSION TO STATE NOT REQUIRED; STATE ASSISTANCE IN...

Section 130.008. Liability of Tax Collector for Violations of Subchapter - Sec. 130.008. LIABILITY OF TAX COLLECTOR FOR VIOLATIONS OF SUBCHAPTER....

Section 130.009. State Rules - Sec. 130.009. STATE RULES. The comptroller and the Texas Department...

Subchapter Z. Other Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 130.901. Sale of Rights to Judgment Proceeds - Sec. 130.901. SALE OF RIGHTS TO JUDGMENT PROCEEDS. (a) The...

Section 130.902. Change Fund in Counties - Sec. 130.902. CHANGE FUND IN COUNTIES. (a) The commissioners court...

Section 130.904. Sheriff's Petty Cash Fund - Sec. 130.904. SHERIFF'S PETTY CASH FUND. (a) The commissioners court...

Section 130.905. Petty Cash Fund for County Welfare Department in Populous County - Sec. 130.905. PETTY CASH FUND FOR COUNTY WELFARE DEPARTMENT IN...

Section 130.906. National Forest Receipts Allocated for School Districts and Roads - Sec. 130.906. NATIONAL FOREST RECEIPTS ALLOCATED FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND...

Section 130.907. Aid to State and Federal Agencies in County With Population of 22,050 to 23,000 - Sec. 130.907. AID TO STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES IN COUNTY...

Section 130.908. Approval of Spending by Certain County and Precinct Officers - Sec. 130.908. APPROVAL OF SPENDING BY CERTAIN COUNTY AND PRECINCT...

Section 130.909. Petty Cash Funds for Certain Officials - Sec. 130.909. PETTY CASH FUNDS FOR CERTAIN OFFICIALS. (a) The...

Section 130.910. Aid to Disaster Victims - Sec. 130.910. AID TO DISASTER VICTIMS. (a) Subject to Subsection...

Subtitle C - Financial Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government

Chapter 131 - Depository Provisions Affecting Funds of Municipalities, Counties, and Other Local Governments

Subchapter A. Special Depository

Section 131.001. Special Depository Authorized - Sec. 131.001. SPECIAL DEPOSITORY AUTHORIZED. If a financial institution that...

Section 131.002. Duties of Special Depository - Sec. 131.002. DUTIES OF SPECIAL DEPOSITORY. The special depository shall...

Section 131.003. Special Depository Contract - Sec. 131.003. SPECIAL DEPOSITORY CONTRACT. (a) The contract must require...

Section 131.004. Bond - Sec. 131.004. BOND. (a) To secure the performance of a...

Section 131.005. State Funds - Sec. 131.005. STATE FUNDS. (a) The comptroller shall determine the...

Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 131.901. Out-of-State Depository Prohibited - Sec. 131.901. OUT-OF-STATE DEPOSITORY PROHIBITED. (a) The governing body of...

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Texas Statutes Local Government Code Title 4 - Finances

Texas Statutes
Local Government Code
Title 4 - Finances