Lawmakers debate county judge stipends

  • Texas Capitol Chamber
    Texas Capitol Chamber
A bill authored by state Rep. Terry Wilson, R-Marble Falls, would remove some of the ambiguity from a state code which authorizes payment of judicial stipends to 216 of Texas’ 254 constitutional county judges, including Burnet County Judge James Oakley. A committee substitute of House Bill 2244, which advanced last month from the County Affairs Committee by an 8-0 vote, amends Sec. 26.006 of the…

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