Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 154.004
State and County Prohibited from Paying Fees or Commissions to Salaried Officer

(a)

The state may not pay a district officer a fee or commission for the performance of a service by the officer.

(b)

If a county officer is paid an annual salary, the state or any county may not pay a fee or commission to the officer for the performance of a service by the officer.

(c)

The state or any county may not pay a fee or commission to a precinct officer for the performance of a service by the officer.

(d)

The prohibitions established by this section do not affect:

(1)

fees and commissions the county tax assessor-collector is authorized by law to collect;

(2)

the payment of costs in a civil case or eminent domain proceeding by the state; or

(3)

the payment of fees and commissions by the state or a county for services performed by county officers relating to the acquisition of rights-of-way for public roads and highways.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Source: Section 154.004 — State and County Prohibited from Paying Fees or Commissions to Salaried Officer, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.­154.­htm#154.­004 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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