{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-153.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 153.001","heading":"COUNTY TREASURER'S COMMISSION FOR RECEIVING OR PAYING OUT MONEY.","body":"(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:\n(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\n(2) for school funds, one-half percent of the money received and one-half percent of the money paid out.\n(b) A commission earned under Subsection (a)(2) is payable from the available school fund of the county.\n(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.\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 153. COMPENSATION OF COUNTY OFFICERS ON FEE BASIS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.153.htm#153.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"2d8a649025eb23722b7234d802b146a05c36bdd4276d25de98dd15f229d5bf17","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-152.908","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-153.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}