Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 81.023 : LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE — ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT — COMMISSIONERS COURT AND COUNTY OFFICERS — COMMISSIONERS COURT — DUTIES AND POWERS — Contempt
The commissioners court shall punish a person held in contempt by a fine of not more than $25 or by confinement for not more than 24 hours. A person fined under this section may be confined until the fine is paid.
Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 81.023
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1987. Renumbered from Sec. 81.024 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 13.03(d), eff. 9/1/1999.