By: Pacheco H.B. No. 3908       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the appointment of a deputy clerk to each statutory   probate court.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          Section 1. Section 25.0173 (g), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (g)  "The county clerk shall appoint a deputy clerk for each   statutory probate court.  An appointment takes effect when it is   confirmed in writing by the judge of the court to which the deputy   clerk is assigned. A deputy clerk serves at the pleasure of the   judge of the court to which the deputy clerk is assigned.  A deputy   clerk must take the constitutional oath of office, and the county   clerk may require the deputy clerk to furnish a bond in an amount,   conditioned and payable, as required by law.  A deputy clerk acts in   the name of the county clerk and may perform any official act or   service required of the county clerk and shall perform any other   service required by the judge of a statutory probate court.  A   deputy clerk must attend all sessions of the court to which he is   assigned.  A deputy clerk is entitled to receive an annual salary   set by the judge in an amount that does not exceed the amount paid   the deputies of the county courts at law of Bexar County.  The   salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments as provided by   law for the payment of salaries of deputy clerks."