Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 113.902 · Subchapter Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
PROSECUTION TO COLLECT DEBT OWED TO COUNTY; RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Section 140.013, the county treasurer shall direct prosecution for the recovery of any debt owed to the county, as provided by law, and shall supervise the collection of the debt.
(b) In a proceeding to recover a delinquent debt owed to the county, including a delinquent account, loan, interest payment, tax, charge, fee, fine, penalty, or claim on a judgment, the county attorney may recover reasonable attorney's fees and investigative and court costs incurred on behalf of the county. The county attorney may recover the fees and costs in the same manner as provided by law for a private litigant.
(c) This section does not apply to the recovery of a delinquent ad valorem tax owed to the county.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 145, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 585 (S.B. 790), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.113.htm
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