Opinion No. GA-0155
Date: Thursday, February 26 @ 09:25:31 EST
Topic: AG Opinions
February 24, 2004
(Opinion No. GA-0155)
Re: Whether it is a violation of article III, section 53 of the Texas Constitution for a county to pay court reporters a
fee for a transcript in addition to the court reporter's salary
(RQ-0101-GA)
S U M M A R Y
Sections 52.051 of the Government Code and 152.011 of the Local Government Code authorize a district court reporter and a
county court at law court reporter, respectively, to be paid a salary. Additional fees charged under sections 52.047 and
52.059 of the Government Code do not constitute extra compensation in violation of article III, section 53 of the Texas
Constitution. A county may be required to pay for a transcript prepared by a court reporter when the county itself is a party
to litigation or when the transcript is prepared for an indigent pursuant to the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.
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