{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-154.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 154.004","heading":"STATE AND COUNTY PROHIBITED FROM PAYING FEES OR COMMISSIONS TO SALARIED OFFICER.","body":"(a) The state may not pay a district officer a fee or commission for the performance of a service by the officer.\n(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.\n(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.\n(d) The prohibitions established by this section do not affect:\n(1) fees and commissions the county tax assessor-collector is authorized by law to collect;\n(2) the payment of costs in a civil case or eminent domain proceeding by the state; or\n(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.\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 154. COMPENSATION OF DISTRICT, COUNTY, AND PRECINCT OFFICERS ON SALARY BASIS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.154.htm#154.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"5421c8735772e912a46e85e874f62fd3fa64038a0378548090af5443aaac98b0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-154.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-154.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}