Tex. Government Code § 38.003
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 38.003, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 38.003. USE OF FUNDS IN ACCOUNT.
Official statutory text
(a) The judge of a county, justice, or municipal court, in accordance with Section 38.002, may award money from a judicial donation trust fund established under Section 38.001 to eligible children or families who appear before the court for a truancy violation or in another misdemeanor offense proceeding before the court.
(b) A judge of a county, justice, or municipal court may order the municipal or county treasurer to issue payment from the judicial donation trust fund for money awarded under this section.
(b) A judge of a county, justice, or municipal court may order the municipal or county treasurer to issue payment from the judicial donation trust fund for money awarded under this section.
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