Honorable Joe Resweber 

County Attorney 

Harris County 

Houston, Texas 

Bear Mr. Resweber: 

Opinion No. C-k68 

Re: Compensation of County 

Judge of Harris County. 

You have requested an opinion concerning the maximum compensation that may be paid the County Judge of 

Harris County, in view of the provisions of Article 5139, 

Vernon's Civil Statutes, and of Section 8 of Article 38831, 

Vernon's Civil Statutes, as amended by House Bill 595, 

Acts of the 59th Legislature. 

Prior to the enactment of House Bill 595 of the 59th 

Legislature, the County Judge of Harris County was entitled 

to a salary of 

8 of Article 8 

18,000 per annum (subdivision (b) of Sectlon 

38 31, as amended by Chapter 154, Acts of the 

57th Legislature, Regular Session, 1961), plus $1,500 annually for serving as a member of the Juvenile Board (Artlcle 5139, Vernon's Civil Statutes). 

Opinion v-1207 (1951). 

Attorney General's 

House Bill 595, Acts of the 59th Legislature, amended 

Section 8 of Article 388 i, 

ii 

Vernon's Civil Statutes. Subdivision (b) of Section of Article 38831, as amended, now 

provides in part: 

"The salary of the county judge shall 

be Eighteen Thousand Dollars ($18,000) per 

annum, provided the county judge In such 

wed, in addition to 

d herein, the sum 

dltlon to a: 11 other salary or other compen- 

!tTonnow paid to such county judge. . D o11 

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Honorable Joe Resweber, page 2. (c-468) 

The underlined portion of the above-quoted provisions 

applicable to Harris County, was added by the amendment 

contained in House Bill 595. Thus, the compensation of 

the County Judge for servi 

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as a member of the Juvenile Board was raised from 1,500 per annum to $3,000 

per annum, and his salary as County Judge was left at 

$18,000 per annum. 

Section 2 of House Bill 595 provides: 

"All other salary and compensation 

laws applicable to the officials named In 

this Act are hereby repealed to the extent 

that they are in conflict with this Act." 

In view of the provisions of Section 2, above-quoted, 

the compensation of the County Judge of Harris County is 

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overned by the provisions of subdivision (b) of Section 

of Article 38831, as amended, above-quoted. Likewise, in 

view of the provisions of Section 2 of House Bill 595, Acts 

of the 59th Legislature, and the fact that House Blll 595 

is the latest expression of the Legislature concerning the 

compensation of the County Judge of Harris County, you are 

advised that its provisions will control over the provisions 

of Article 5139, Vernon's Civil Statutes. Rx parte I!e Jesus 

de la 0, 22'7 S.W.2d 212 (Tex.Crim. 1950). 

You are therefore advised that the maximum compensation of the County Judge of Harris County for serving as 

a member of the County Juvenile Board is $3,000 per annum, 

and that his total compensation is $21,000 per annum 

($18,000 plus $3,000). 

The provisions of House Bill 595, 

Acts of the 59th Legislature, prescribe the compensation of the 

County Judge of Harris County at 

$21,000 per annum ($18,000 compensation as County Judge plus $3,000 

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Honorable Joe Resweber, page 3. (C-468) 

compensation as member of the County 

Juvenile Board). 

Yours very truly, 

WAGGONER CARR 

Attorney General 

JR:ms:zt 

John Reeves 

Assistant 

APPROVED: 

OPINION COMMITTEE 

W. 71. Geppert, Chairman 

Malcolm L. Quick 

W. 0. Shultz 

Harry Gee 

Gordon Zuber 

APPROVED FOR THE ATTORNEX GENERAL 

BY: T. B. Wright 

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