Sec. 1003.252.  POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR;  FEES.  (a)  The county tax assessor and collector shall collect the tax imposed under this subchapter unless the board by majority vote appoints a tax assessor and collector under Section 285.041, Health and Safety Code.
(b)  The county tax assessor and collector shall charge and deduct from payments to the district a fee for imposing the tax in an amount determined by the board not to exceed the lesser of one percent of the amount collected or $5,000 for the fiscal year.  The fees shall be deposited in the county's general fund and shall be reported as fees of the tax assessor and collector.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.