Tex. Local Government Code § 399.015
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 399.015, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 399.015. CONTRACT FOR COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS; NO PERSONAL LIABILITY.
Official statutory text
(a) The governing body of a local government may contract with the governing body of another taxing unit, as defined by Section 1.04, Tax Code, or another entity, including a county assessor-collector, to perform the duties of the local government relating to collection of assessments imposed by the local government under this chapter.
(b) A county assessor-collector who performs the duties of a local government relating to collection of assessments imposed by a local government under this chapter is not personally liable as a result of exercising those duties under this chapter.
(b) A county assessor-collector who performs the duties of a local government relating to collection of assessments imposed by a local government under this chapter is not personally liable as a result of exercising those duties under this chapter.
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