Texas Government Code
§ 52.055 — EXPENSES OF DISTRICT COURT REPORTERS
GV § 52.055Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part D. JUDICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS · Ch. 52. COURT REPORTERS AND SHORTHAND REPORTING FIRMS · Art. E. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES
Statute text
View on source(a)Each official or deputy court reporter of a district court in a district composed of more than one county is entitled to reimbursement in the amount prescribed by Subsections (b) and (d) for actual and necessary expenses incurred while engaged in official duties in any county of the state other than the county of the reporter's residence. This reimbursement is in addition to the reporter's regular salary.
(b)Travel expenses reimbursed under this section may not exceed the reasonable mileage rate set by the commissioners court of the respective county of the judicial district for which the expenses were incurred for the use of private conveyances, traveling the shortest practical route.
(c)The expenses shall be reimbursed after the completion of each court term by the respective counties of the judicial district for which the expenses were incurred, each county paying the expenses incidental to its own regular or special term. The commissioners court of each county shall pay the expenses for which the county is responsible from the county general fund.
(d)The expenses reimbursed under this section are subject to annual limitations based on the size of the judicial district. Except as provided by Subsection (d-1), a court reporter may not receive more than the maximum reimbursement amount set for the reporter's judicial district in any one year. The maximum reimbursement amount is as follows:
(1)if the judicial district contains two counties, the maximum reimbursement amount is $400 or a greater amount set by the commissioners court of the county for which the expenses were incurred;
(2)if the judicial district contains three counties, the maximum reimbursement amount is $800 or a greater amount set by the commissioners court of the county for which the expenses were incurred;
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1025 (H.B. 1306), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 286 (H.B. 4032), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 9.002, eff. September 1, 2023.