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State fines Poth after municipal court audit

April 23, 2024
State fines Poth after municipal court audit
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State fines Poth after municipal court audit
Apr 23, 2024

[Video below] Poth will pay a large fine to the Texas Comptroller’s office, after a state-conducted audit of the city’s municipal court. An audit of court records showed that, due to poor accounting methods, the city owes the State of Texas ,462.03 in back payments. According to City Secretary Rose Huizar, the scope of the audit focused on 2020 through the present. Hilda Tejada served as municipal judge up until the current judge, Sara Canady, was appointed in May 2022 during a special city council session. State statutes require courts to collect court costs and fees, a portion of which...

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[Video below] Poth will pay a large fine to the Texas Comptroller’s office, after a state-conducted audit of the city’s municipal court. An audit of court records showed that, due to poor accounting methods, the city owes the State of Texas ,462.03 in back payments. According to City Secretary Rose Huizar, the scope of the audit focused on 2020 through the present. Hilda Tejada served as municipal judge up until the current judge, Sara Canady, was appointed in May 2022 during a special city council session. State statutes require courts to collect court costs and fees, a portion of which...

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