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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the attorney general to represent |
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county officials in certain cases. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 157.9015, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) If a district or county attorney declines to represent a |
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county official or employee under Subsection (c), the county |
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official or employee may request the representation of the attorney |
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general, and the attorney general may offer representation to the |
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county official or employee. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |