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TX Loc Govt Code § 120.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 120 - Election for Reduction of Funding or Resources for Certain Primary Law Enforcement Agencies|Section 120.005. Use of Public Money for Campaign Prohibited

Sec. 120.005.  USE OF PUBLIC MONEY FOR CAMPAIGN PROHIBITED.  A county holding an election under this chapter may not use public money on promotional campaigns or advocacy related to the proposed reduction or reallocation.  This section may not be construed to prevent a county official or employee from communicating factual information about a proposed budget or the reasoning behind a proposed budget to the voters in the county.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 201 (S.B. 23), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2022.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 120.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 120 - Election for Reduction of Funding or Resources for Certain Primary Law Enforcement Agencies|Section 120.006. Complaint

Sec. 120.006.  COMPLAINT.  (a)  A person who believes that a county has implemented a proposed reduction or reallocation described by Section 120.002(a) without the required voter approval and who resides in the county may file a complaint with the criminal justice division of the office of the governor.(b)  The criminal justice division of the office of the governor shall determine whether a complaint filed under Subsection (a) is potentially valid or frivolous or false.(c)  The criminal justice division of the office of the governor shall provide written notice of a potentially valid complaint filed under Subsection (a) to the county that is the subject of the complaint.  The division shall provide the county an opportunity to correct the action that is the subject of the complaint before referring the complaint to the comptroller.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 201 (S.B. 23), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2022.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 120.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle B - County Finances|Chapter 120 - Election for Reduction of Funding or Resources for Certain Primary Law Enforcement Agencies|Section 120.007. Comptroller Investigation; Tax Rate Limitation

Sec. 120.007.  COMPTROLLER INVESTIGATION; TAX RATE LIMITATION.  (a)  On request by the criminal justice division of the office of the governor, the comptroller shall determine whether a county has implemented a proposed reduction or reallocation described by Section 120.002(a) without the required voter approval.  The comptroller shall issue a written determination to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and governing body of the county.(b)  The comptroller may require a county to submit information for the current or preceding fiscal year to assist the comptroller's investigation under this section.(c)  Notwithstanding any other law, if the comptroller determines that a county implemented a proposed reduction or reallocation described by Section 120.002(a) without the required voter approval, the county may not adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the county's no-new-revenue tax rate until the earlier of:(1)  the date the comptroller issues a written determination that the county has, as applicable:(A)  reversed each funding reduction, adjusted for inflation, and personnel reduction that was a subject of the determination; or(B)  restored all reallocated funding and resources that were subjects of the determination to the original law enforcement agency; or(2)  the date on which each reduction and reallocation that was a subject of the determination has been approved in an election held in accordance with this chapter.(d)  For purposes of making the calculation required under Section 26.013, Tax Code, in a tax year the comptroller determines that a county implemented a proposed reduction or reallocation described by Section 120.002(a) without the required voter approval, the difference between the actual tax rate and voter-approval tax rate is considered to be zero.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 201 (S.B. 23), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2022.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 132.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle C - Financial Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 132 - Payment of Fees and Other Costs by Credit Card or Electronic Means in Municipalities and Counties|Section 132.001. Definitions

Sec. 132.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Credit card" means a card, plate, or similar device used to make purchases on credit or to borrow money.(2)  "Payment by electronic means" means payment by telephone or computer but does not include payment in person or by mail.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 132.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle C - Financial Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 132 - Payment of Fees and Other Costs by Credit Card or Electronic Means in Municipalities and Counties|Section 132.002. Payment of Fees or Costs by Credit Card or Electronic Means

Sec. 132.002.  PAYMENT OF FEES OR COSTS BY CREDIT CARD OR ELECTRONIC MEANS.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may authorize a county or precinct officer who collects fees, fines, court costs, or other charges on behalf of the county or the state to accept payment by credit card, the electronic processing of checks, or other electronic means of a fee, fine, court costs, or other charge.  The commissioners court may also authorize a county or precinct officer to collect and retain a reimbursement fee for processing the payment by credit card, the electronic processing of checks, or other electronic means.(b)  The governing body of a municipality may authorize a municipal official who collects fees, fines, court costs, or other charges to:(1)  accept payment by credit card of a fee, fine, court cost, or other charge; and(2)  collect a reimbursement fee for processing the payment by credit card.(c)  The governing body of a municipality may authorize the acceptance of payment by credit card without requiring collection of a reimbursement fee.(d)  The commissioners court may authorize a county or precinct officer who collects fees, fines, court costs, or other charges on behalf of the county or the state to accept payment by electronic means of a fee, fine, court costs, or other charge.  The commissioners court may also authorize a county or precinct officer to collect and retain a reimbursement fee for processing the payment by electronic means.(e)  A commissioners court may authorize the acceptance of payment by credit card or by electronic means without requiring collection of a reimbursement fee.(f)  The director of a community supervision and corrections department, with the approval of the judges described by Section 76.002, Government Code, may authorize a community supervision official who collects fees, fines, court costs, and other charges to:(1)  accept payment by debit card or credit card of a fee, fine, court cost, or other charge; and(2)  collect a reimbursement fee for processing the payment by debit card or credit card.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 569, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1205 (H.B. 1678), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1022 (H.B. 2717), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341 (S.B. 1233), Sec. 17, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 12.002, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 2.52, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 132.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle C - Financial Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 132 - Payment of Fees and Other Costs by Credit Card or Electronic Means in Municipalities and Counties|Section 132.003. Reimbursement Fee for Processing Certain Payments

Sec. 132.003.  REIMBURSEMENT FEE FOR PROCESSING CERTAIN PAYMENTS.  (a)  The commissioners court shall set a reimbursement fee in an amount that is reasonably related to the expense incurred by the county or precinct officer in processing the payment by credit card.  However, the court may not set the fee authorized by this subsection in an amount that exceeds five percent of the amount of the fee, court cost, or other charge being paid.(b)  The governing body of a municipality shall set the reimbursement fee in an amount that is reasonably related to the expense incurred by the municipal official in processing the payment by credit card.  However, the governing body may not set the fee authorized by this subsection in an amount that exceeds five percent of the amount of the fee, fine, court cost, or other charge being paid.(c)  If the commissioners court authorizes collection of a reimbursement fee for processing a payment by electronic means under Section 132.002(d), the reimbursement fee shall be set:(1)  at a flat rate that does not exceed $5 for each payment transaction; or(2)  at a rate that is reasonably related to the expense incurred by the county or precinct officer in processing a payment by electronic means and that does not exceed five percent of the amount of the fee, court cost, or other charge being paid.(d)  In addition to the reimbursement fee set under Subsection (a), the commissioners court of a county may authorize a county or precinct officer to collect on behalf of the county from a person making payment by credit card a reimbursement fee in an amount equal to the amount of any transaction fee charged to the county by a vendor providing services in connection with payments made by credit card.  The limitation prescribed by Subsection (a) on the amount of a reimbursement fee under that subsection does not apply to a reimbursement fee collected under this subsection.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 126, Sec. 1, eff. May 15, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 2.53, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 132.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle C - Financial Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 132 - Payment of Fees and Other Costs by Credit Card or Electronic Means in Municipalities and Counties|Section 132.004. Service Charge

Sec. 132.004.  SERVICE CHARGE.  If, for any reason, a payment by credit card is not honored by the credit card company on which the funds are drawn, the county or municipality may collect a service charge from the person who owes the fee, fine, court cost, or other charge.  The service charge is in addition to the original fee, fine, court cost, or other charge and is for the collection of that original amount.  The amount of the service charge is the same amount as the fee charged for the collection of a check drawn on an account with insufficient funds.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 132.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle C - Financial Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 132 - Payment of Fees and Other Costs by Credit Card or Electronic Means in Municipalities and Counties|Section 132.005. Encumbrance of Credit Cards; Fee

Sec. 132.005.  ENCUMBRANCE OF CREDIT CARDS;  FEE.  A county or municipality may contract with a company that issues credit cards to collect and seize credit cards issued by the company that are outdated or otherwise unauthorized.  The county or municipality may charge the company a fee for the return of the credit cards.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 132.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle C - Financial Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 132 - Payment of Fees and Other Costs by Credit Card or Electronic Means in Municipalities and Counties|Section 132.006. Disposition of Fees and Charges

Sec. 132.006.  DISPOSITION OF FEES AND CHARGES.  (a)  The county or precinct officer collecting a fee or charge under this chapter shall deposit the fee or charge in the general fund of the county.(b)  The municipal official collecting a fee or charge under this chapter shall deposit the fee or charge in the general fund of the municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 132.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle C - Financial Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 132 - Payment of Fees and Other Costs by Credit Card or Electronic Means in Municipalities and Counties|Section 132.007. Information, Services, and Payment Through the Internet

Sec. 132.007.  INFORMATION, SERVICES, AND PAYMENT THROUGH THE INTERNET.  (a)  A county or municipality may provide through the Internet:(1)  access to information;(2)  collection of payments for taxes, fines, fees, court costs, or other charges;  or(3)  other county and municipal services authorized by law.(b)  A county or municipality may charge a reasonable fee for providing access, collecting payments, or providing services authorized by this section.(c)  A county or municipality that provides access to information or provides services through the Internet under Subsection (a)(1) or (3):(1)  may only charge a fee for the access or service if the fee is designed to recover the costs directly and reasonably incurred in providing the access or service;  and(2)  may charge the fee only if the governing body of the county or municipality determines that providing access to the information or providing the service through the Internet would not be feasible without the imposition of the charge.(d)  A county or municipality may contract with a vendor to provide access, collect payments, or provide services authorized by Subsection (a).  A vendor must promptly submit to the county or municipality all payments collected on behalf of the county or municipality under this section.  The county or municipality must approve any fee charged by a vendor under a contract authorized by this subsection.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 94, Sec. 1, eff. May 11, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1304, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 140.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle C - Financial Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 140 - Miscellaneous Financial Provisions Affecting Municipalities, Counties, and Other Local Governments|Section 140.001. Relief Under Federal Bankruptcy Laws for Municipality, Taxing District, or Other Political Subdivision

Sec. 140.001.  RELIEF UNDER FEDERAL BANKRUPTCY LAWS FOR MUNICIPALITY, TAXING DISTRICT, OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.  (a)  A municipality, taxing district, or other political subdivision that is subject to this section may proceed under all federal bankruptcy laws intended to relieve municipal indebtedness.(b)  A municipality is subject to this section if it has the power to incur indebtedness through the action of its governing body.  A taxing district or other political subdivision is subject to this section if it has the power to incur indebtedness either through the action of its governing body or through that of the county or municipality in which it is located.(c)  The officials and governing body of the municipality, taxing district, or other political subdivision may adopt all proceedings and take any action necessary or convenient to fully avail the entity of the federal bankruptcy laws.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 140.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle C - Financial Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 140 - Miscellaneous Financial Provisions Affecting Municipalities, Counties, and Other Local Governments|Section 140.002. Investments by Political Subdivision in Defense Bonds and Other Federal Obligations

Sec. 140.002.  INVESTMENTS BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION IN DEFENSE BONDS AND OTHER FEDERAL OBLIGATIONS.  A political subdivision that has a balance remaining in any of its accounts at the end of a fiscal year may invest the balance in defense bonds or other obligations of the United States.  If those funds are needed, the political subdivision shall sell or redeem the federal obligations in which the funds are invested and shall deposit the proceeds of the obligations in the account from which they were originally drawn.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 140.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle C - Financial Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 140 - Miscellaneous Financial Provisions Affecting Municipalities, Counties, and Other Local Governments|Section 140.003. Purchasing and Financial Accounting for District Attorneys, Juvenile Boards, and Probation Departments

Sec. 140.003.  PURCHASING AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, JUVENILE BOARDS, AND PROBATION DEPARTMENTS.  (a)  In this section, "specialized local entity" means:(1)  a district or criminal district attorney;(2)  a juvenile board, juvenile probation office, or juvenile department established for one or more counties;  or(3)  an adult probation office or department established for a judicial district.(b)  A specialized local entity shall purchase items in accordance with the same procedures and subject to the same requirements applicable to a county under Subchapter C, Chapter 262.  For the purposes of this section, a specialized local entity is treated as if it were a county.  A specialized local entity may make a contract with a county under which the county performs purchasing functions for the entity.(c)  Within 30 days after the date the fiscal year of a district or criminal district attorney's office begins, the attorney shall:(1)  file with the commissioners court of each county in which the attorney has jurisdiction a complete financial statement of the office covering the preceding fiscal year;  and(2)  prepare a budget for the current fiscal year and file it with each commissioners court.(d)  If a district or criminal district attorney's office regularly prepares its budget at a time different from the time prescribed by Subsection (c), the attorney shall prepare the budget at the regular time and file it with the commissioners court within 10 days after the date of its adoption.(e)  The financial statement required by Subsection (c) must contain any information considered appropriate by the district or criminal district attorney and any information required by the commissioners court of each county in which the attorney has jurisdiction.(f)  Each specialized local entity shall deposit in the county treasury of the county in which the entity has jurisdiction the funds the entity receives.  The county shall hold, deposit, disburse, invest, and otherwise care for the funds on behalf of the specialized local entity as the entity directs.  If a specialized local entity has jurisdiction in more than one county, the district judges having jurisdiction in those counties, by a majority vote, shall designate from among those counties the county responsible for managing the entity's funds.(g)  The county auditor, if any, of the county that manages a specialized local entity's funds has the same authority to audit the funds of the entity that the auditor has with regard to county funds.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1250, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 1991.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 140.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle C - Financial Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 140 - Miscellaneous Financial Provisions Affecting Municipalities, Counties, and Other Local Governments|Section 140.004. Budgets of Certain Juvenile Boards and Community Supervision and Corrections Departments

Sec. 140.004.  BUDGETS OF CERTAIN JUVENILE BOARDS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AND CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENTS.  (a)  This section applies only to:(1)  a juvenile board, juvenile probation office, or juvenile department established for one or more counties;  and(2)  a community supervision and corrections department established for a judicial district.(b)  Before the 45th day before the first day of the fiscal year of a county, a juvenile board and a community supervision and corrections department that each have jurisdiction in the county shall:(1)  prepare a budget for the board's or department's next fiscal year;  and(2)  hold a meeting to finalize the budget.(c)  Before the 14th day before the juvenile board or community supervision and corrections department has a meeting to finalize its budget, the board or department shall file with the commissioners court:(1)  a copy of the proposed budget;  and(2)  a statement containing the date of the board's or department's meeting to finalize its budget.(d)  Before the later of the 90th day after the last day of the juvenile board's or community supervision and corrections department's fiscal year, or the date the county auditor's annual report is made to the commissioners court, the board or department shall file with the commissioners court a complete financial statement of the board or department covering the board's or department's preceding fiscal year.(e)  The financial statement required by Subsection (d) must contain any information considered appropriate by the juvenile board or community supervision and corrections department and any information required by the commissioners court of each county in which the board or department has jurisdiction.(f)  The budget for a juvenile board or community supervision and corrections department may not include an automobile allowance for a member of the governing body of the board or department if the member holds another state, county, or municipal office.  The budget may include reimbursement of actual travel expenses, including mileage for automobile travel, incurred while the member is engaged in the official business of the board or department.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 713, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 140.0045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 4 - Finances|Subtitle C - Financial Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 140 - Miscellaneous Financial Provisions Affecting Municipalities, Counties, and Other Local Governments|Section 140.0045. Itemization of Certain Expenditures Required in Certain Political Subdivision Budgets

Sec. 140.0045.  ITEMIZATION OF CERTAIN EXPENDITURES REQUIRED IN CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISION BUDGETS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the proposed budget of a political subdivision must include, in a manner allowing for as clear a comparison as practicable between those expenditures in the proposed budget and actual expenditures for the same purpose in the preceding year, a line item indicating expenditures for:(1)  notices required by law to be published in a newspaper by the political subdivision or a representative of the political subdivision; and(2)  directly or indirectly influencing or attempting to influence the outcome of legislation or administrative action, as those terms are defined in Section 305.002, Government Code.(b)  Subsection (a)(1) does not apply to a junior college district.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 563 (S.B. 622), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1070 (H.B. 1495), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2019.|