Sec. 25.00213. CONTRIBUTIONS FUND. (a) A contributions fund is created in the county treasury of each county that receives funds under Section 25.00212.
(b) Money in a contributions fund created under this section may be used only for court-related purposes for the support of the statutory probate courts in the county, including for the payment of the compensation of a statutory probate court associate judge in accordance with Section 54.605.
(c) A county may not reduce the amount of funds provided for the support of the statutory probate courts in the county because of the availability of funds from the county's contributions fund.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1443, Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 400 (S.B. 821), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 2.04, eff. January 1, 2022.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 25 - Statutory County Courts
Subchapter B. General Provisions Relating to Statutory Probate Courts
Section 25.00211. State Contribution
Section 25.00212. Excess Contributions
Section 25.00213. Contributions Fund
Section 25.0022. Administration of Statutory Probate Courts
Section 25.002201. Assignment of Judge on Recusal or Disqualification
Section 25.00221. Visiting Judge to Take Oath; Record
Section 25.00222. Transfer of Cases
Section 25.0023. Compensation of Probate Court Judges
Section 25.00231. Bond; Insurance
Section 25.0025. Court Investigators
Section 25.00251. Public Probate Administrator
Section 25.00255. Recusal or Disqualification of Judge
Section 25.00256. Tertiary Recusal Motion Against Judge
Section 25.0026. Powers and Duties
Section 25.0027. Juries; Practice and Procedure
Section 25.0030. Facilities; Personnel
Section 25.0032. Location of Proceedings Following Certain Disasters
Section 25.0033. Qualifications of Judge
Section 25.0034. Private Practice of Law
Section 25.0035. Terms of Court; Terms and Sessions of Court Following Certain Disasters