Opinion No.

Honorable Mark Edwards Reagan County Attorney P.O. Box 924 Big Lake, Texas 76932

Re: Compensation of the tax assessor-collector for the Reagan County Hospital District (RQ-1877)

Dear Mr. Edwards:

You ask what statute governs payment for the tax assessor-collector for the Reagan Hospital District of Reagan County. You state that there is a conflict between the provisions set out in the hospital district's enabling statute, Acts 1977, 65th Leg., ch. 29, at 45, and the applicable provisions of the Tax Code.

Section 16 of the hospital district's enabling act governs the collection of taxes. Hospital…