(a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of less than 25,000 may arrange with one or more other counties to jointly employ and compensate one or more special auditors for the purposes set forth in § 115.031.
(b) The commissioners court of a county affected by this section may have an audit made of the county books, either in whole or in part, at any time regardless of whether an arrangement can be made under Subsection (a). The district judge or the grand jury of the county may also order such an audit.