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Texas Criminal Court Fees Are a Secret Tax on the Poor

The Texas Legislature has erected such a mishmash of criminal court fees that even the- court administrators and clerks don't know how to apply them. These fees, which are frequently not used for their intended purposes amount to a hidden general tax on the poorest members of society.

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