{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-154.043","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 154.043","heading":"PROCEDURES REGARDING PAYMENT OF EMPLOYEE SALARIES.","body":"(a) A district, county, or precinct officer may issue a warrant against the salary fund to pay the salary of an employee whose salary may be paid from the fund.\n(b) A payment may not be made from the salary fund to an employee for a service performed before the person has taken the constitutional oath of office, if applicable, and the person's authorized appointment and oath, if any, have been filed for record with the county clerk and the county auditor, if the county has a county auditor.\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 C. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN COUNTY WITH POPULATION OF MORE THAN 190,000"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.154.htm#154.043","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"f7837114a7d6673e0c25bafb86d8e2ad04d6ef3a2e5680ecab3048efb6629b86","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-154.042","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-154.044"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}