Tex. Local Government Code § 154.023
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 154.023, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 154.023. SALARY FUND.
Official statutory text
(a) A salary fund shall be created in the county to be known as the "officers' salary fund of __________ County, Texas." The following items shall be paid from the fund:
(1) salaries of district, county, and precinct officers;
(2) salaries of the officers' deputies, assistants, and clerks; and
(3) the authorized expenses of the offices of those officers.
(b) The salary fund shall be:
(1) deposited in the county depository;
(2) kept separate from other county funds; and
(3) protected to the same extent as other county funds.
(1) salaries of district, county, and precinct officers;
(2) salaries of the officers' deputies, assistants, and clerks; and
(3) the authorized expenses of the offices of those officers.
(b) The salary fund shall be:
(1) deposited in the county depository;
(2) kept separate from other county funds; and
(3) protected to the same extent as other county funds.
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