Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 153.001
County Treasurer’s Commission for Receiving or Paying out Money

(a)

In a county in which the county treasurer is compensated on a fee basis, the treasurer is entitled to the following commissions for receiving and paying out money for the county:

(1)

for money other than school funds, a percentage set by order of the commissioners court not to exceed 2-1/2 percent of the money received and a percentage set by order of the court not to exceed 2-1/2 percent of the money paid out; and

(2)

for school funds, one-half percent of the money received and one-half percent of the money paid out.

(b)

A commission earned under Subsection (a)(2) is payable from the available school fund of the county.

(c)

A county treasurer may not receive a commission under this section for money received from the treasurer’s predecessor or money paid to the treasurer’s successor. A county treasurer may not receive a commission under Subsection (a)(2) for transferring money.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Source: Section 153.001 — County Treasurer's Commission for Receiving or Paying out Money, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.­153.­htm#153.­001 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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