{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-152.012","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 152.012","heading":"MINIMUM AMOUNT OF SALARY.","body":"The commissioners court may not set the salary of an officer or employee at an amount less than the amount of the salary in effect on January 1, 1972. The court may not set the salary of a justice of the peace at an amount less than the amount of the salary in effect on May 25, 1973.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 152. AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION, EXPENSES, AND ALLOWANCES OF COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBCHAPTER B. AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION, EXPENSES, AND ALLOWANCES GENERALLY APPLICABLE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.152.htm#152.012","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"e43709f542b9e841cacc401505bbf8cd41f95faa8ea3abc286fe3f95776f5cd0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-152.011","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-152.013"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}