Texas Local Government Code 135.102 – Local Civil Fee for Probate, Guardianship, and Mental Health Cases in Statutory County Court, Statutory Probate Court, or County Court

(a) A person shall pay in a statutory county court, statutory probate court, or county court in addition to all other fees and court costs a fee of:
(1) $223 on filing any probate, guardianship, or mental health case; and
(2) $75 on any action other than an original action for a case subject to Subdivision (1), including an adverse probate action, contest, or suit in a probate court, other than the filing of a claim against an estate, in which the movant or applicant filing the intervention pleading seeks any affirmative relief.
(b) The county treasurer shall allocate the fees received under Subsection (a)(1) to the following accounts and funds so that each receives to the extent practicable, utilizing historical data as applicable, the same amount of money the account or fund would have received if the fees for the accounts and funds had been collected and reported separately, except that the account or fund may not receive less than the following percentages:

(1) the appellate judicial system fund

2.2422 percent;

(2) the court facility fee fund

8.9686 percent;

(3) the clerk of the court account

17.9372 percent;

(4) the clerks records management and preservation account

6.7265 percent;

(5) the court reporter service fund

11.2108 percent;

(6) the county law library fund

15.6951 percent;

(7) the courthouse security fund

8.9686 percent;

(8) the language access fund

1.3453 percent;

(9) the county jury fund

4.4841 percent;

(10) the county dispute resolution fund

6.7265 percent;

(11) the court-initiated guardianship fund

8.9686 percent;

(12) the judicial education and support fund

2.2422 percent; and

(13) the public probate administrator fund

4.4843 percent.

			
			
			
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			Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 135.102
Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
Person: includes  corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
Probate: Proving a will
Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).

(c)  The county treasurer shall allocate the fees received under Subsection (a)(2) to the following accounts and funds so that each receives to the extent practicable, utilizing historical data as applicable, the same amount of money the account or fund would have received if the fees for the accounts and funds had been collected and reported separately, except that the account or fund may not receive less than the following percentages: