(a) In addition to other fees authorized or required by law, the clerk of the supreme court and courts of appeals shall collect a $25 fee on the filing of any civil action or proceeding requiring a filing fee, including an appeal, and on the filing of any counterclaim, cross-action, intervention, interpleader, or third-party action requiring a filing fee.
(b) Court fees under this section shall be collected in the same manner as other fees, fines, or costs in the case.

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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 51.941

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Texas Government Code 312.011

(c) The clerk shall send the fees collected under this section to the comptroller not later than the last day of the month following each calendar quarter.
(d) The comptroller shall deposit the fees received under this section to the credit of the basic civil legal services account of the judicial fund for use in programs approved by the supreme court that provide basic civil legal services to the indigent.
(e) In this section, “indigent” means an individual who earns not more than 125 percent of the income standard established by applicable federal poverty guidelines.

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