Sec. 157.164.  PAYMENT OF APPOINTED ATTORNEY.  (a)  An attorney appointed to represent an indigent respondent is entitled to a reasonable fee for services within the scope of the appointment in the amount set by the court.
(b)  The fee shall be paid from the general funds of the county according to the schedule for the compensation of counsel appointed to defend criminal defendants as provided in the Code of Criminal Procedure.
(c)  For purposes of this section, a proceeding in a court of appeals or the Supreme Court of Texas is considered the equivalent of a bona fide appeal to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.