ATTORNEY TO FILE SUITS TO COLLECT DELINQUENT TAXES
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Lakeridge Development Corp. v. Travis County Water Control & Improvement District No. 18 (1984)
Most recently applied in Harris County Water Control & Improvement District 99 v. Duke (October 2001)
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 362, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff
(a) The board shall on or before April 1 of each year employ an attorney to file suits to collect all delinquent taxes.
(b) The attorney is entitled to receive a fee of 10 percent of the amount of all delinquent taxes collected or paid after suits are filed. The fees shall be charged as court costs.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.