Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided February 16, 2007Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Mike Stafford Harris County Attorney 1019 Congress, 15th Floor Houston, Texas 77002
Re: Whether delinquent property taxes not reduced to judgment constitute indebtedness under sections 154.045 and 262.0276 of the Local Government Code (RQ-0516-GA)
Dear Mr. Stafford:
Section 154.045 of the Local Government Code generally prohibits larger counties from disbursing county funds to persons indebted "to the state, the county, or a salary fund." See Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Ann. § 154.045 (Vernon 1999). Section 262.0276 of the same code authorizes a procedure for counties "to refuse to award…
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