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THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF TEXAS
aJi LTrTo, X February 1, 1990
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Honorable Daniel W. Leedy Opinion No. JM-1138
Austin County Attorney
One East Main Re: Authority of a commis-
Bellville, Texas 77418-1551 sioners court to increase the
salary of a county court-at-
law judge after adoption of
the budget (RQ-1803)
Dear Mr. Leedy:
You ask whether the Austin County Commissioners Court
has the authority to increase the salary of a county court-
at-law judge after the adoption of a budget.
Subsection (e) of section 25.0102 of the Government
Code sets the annual salary for the county court-at-law
judge in Austin County in an amount "that is at least equal
to 75 percent of the annual salary paid by the state to a
district judge in the county."
Pursuant to House Bill 101 of the 71st Legislature,
effective September 1, 1989, the judges of the district
courts of this state shall be paid an annual salary that is
five percent less than the salary for a justice of a court
of appeals. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1258, 1, at 5074.
You advise that House Bill 101 will result in a raise for
the district judge in Austin County. Since the salary of
the county court-at-law judge is tied to that of the
district judge you ask whether the raise for the county
court-at-law judge is automatic or must it await the action
of the commissioners court at its annual budget hearing.
Section 152.013 of the Local Government Code (formerly
article 3912k, V.T.C.S.), provides in pertinent part:
(a) Each year the commissioners court
shall set the salary, expenses, and other
allowances of elected county or precinct
officers. The commissioners court shall set
the items at a regular meeting of the court
during the regular budget hearing and adop-
,tion proceedings.p. 5997
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