Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 2054.2591. Fees

(a) The department  1 shall set fees that a state agency, including the department, or a local government may charge for a transaction that uses the project. The department shall set fees at amounts sufficient to recover the direct and indirect costs of the project and provide a reasonable rate of return to the authority.  2

(b) The department shall charge a state agency or local government a fee for all services provided to that entity.

(c)  3A fee set by the department for using the project is in addition to any other statutory fees. The revenue collected from the fees must be used to support the project, including the recovery of project costs.

(d) No fee may be charged to a person authorized to file electronically under Section 195.003, Local Government Code, for filing, recording, access to, or electronic copies of a real property record subject to the provisions of Chapter 195, Local Government Code, except as provided in Section 195.006 or 195.007, Local Government Code.