{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-144.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 144.001","heading":"TRANSFER SYSTEM AUTHORIZED.","body":"(a) A municipality may establish and operate an electronic funds transfer system to transfer the following items directly into officers' and employees' accounts in financial institutions only:\n(1) the net pay of the officers and employees;\n(2) payments for the travel and subsistence of the officers and employees; and\n(3) all other forms of compensation, payment, or reimbursement paid to the officers and employees.\n(b) The authority granted by this chapter may not be restricted by a municipal charter.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1047, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 144. ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER OF COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.144.htm#144.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"b0d48ad6d0df147cd13bdf632c10a45a80e36376132537eb623e51a469047b01","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-143.403","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-144.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}