Until a budget for a fiscal year is adopted by the commissioners court, the county may not make payments during that fiscal year except for emergencies and for obligations legally incurred before the first day of the fiscal year for salaries, utilities, materials, and supplies.
Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 111.064
LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES BEFORE ADOPTION OF BUDGET
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff
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