Tex. Local Government Code § 113.043
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 113.043, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 113.043. COUNTERSIGNATURE BY COUNTY AUDITOR.
Official statutory text
In a county with a county auditor, the county treasurer and the county depository may not pay a check or order for payment unless it is countersigned by the county auditor to validate it as a proper and budgeted item of expenditure. This section does not apply to a check or order for jury service or for restitution collected on behalf of an individual as authorized by law.
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