Sec. 52.057.  EXPENSES OF COURT REPORTERS IN CERTAIN ENUMERATED DISTRICTS.  (a)  Notwithstanding Section 52.055, the expenses of the official court reporters for the 31st, 46th, 104th, 112th, and 155th judicial districts shall be reimbursed as prescribed by this section.
(b)  The official court reporters for the 31st and 112th judicial districts are entitled to receive travel expense allowances in the same amounts as a state employee.  The allowances shall be paid as prescribed by Sections 52.055(c) and (e).
(c)  In lieu of the expenses provided by Section 52.055, the official court reporter for the 46th Judicial District may receive, instead of reimbursement for actual expenses, an annual allowance of $3,000 for travel and other expenses incurred in performing official duties.  The allowance shall be paid in equal monthly installments by the counties in the judicial district.  The amount each county pays shall be determined by the proportion that each county's population bears to the total population of the district.
(d)  The annual allowance for actual and necessary expenses received by the official court reporter for the 104th Judicial District may not exceed $400.
(e)  In lieu of the expenses provided by Section 52.055, the official court reporter for the 155th Judicial District may receive an annual allowance of $3,000 for travel and other expenses incurred in performing official duties.  The counties in the district, other than the county in which the reporter resides, shall pay the allowance in equal shares.
(f)  In lieu of the reimbursements authorized by Section 52.055, the official court reporters for the 506th Judicial District shall receive reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses, including travel expenses, in an amount equal to the amount of reimbursement that would be provided to a public servant of the county in which the court is sitting at the time the court reporter incurs the expenses if the public servant had incurred the expenses.  Each county in the district shall pay a portion of the reimbursement authorized by this subsection in the proportion that the county's population bears to the total population of the district.  For purposes of this subsection, "public servant" includes an officer, employee, or agent of a county.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 73, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 497 (S.B. 812), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.