SALARY FUND.
Tex. LOC. GOV'T Code § 154.042.
in effect(a) A salary fund shall be created in the county for each district, county, and precinct officer to be known as the "( officer's title ) salary fund of ( name of county ) County, Texas." The purpose of the fund is to pay:
(1) the salary of the officer;
(2) the salaries of the officer's deputies, assistants, clerks, stenographers, and investigators; and
(3) authorized and approved expenses of the office of the officer.
(b) The salary fund shall be:
(1) deposited in the county depository;
(2) kept separate from other county funds; and
(3) protected to the same extent and draw the same interest as other county funds.