78R340 KLA-D

By:  Eiland                                                       H.B. No. 2780



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the creation of the offices of district attorney for the 
75th and 344th judicial districts and the abolition of the office of 
district attorney for the 253rd Judicial District.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 43, Government Code, is 
amended by adding Sections 43.1375 and 43.1777 to read as follows:
	Sec. 43.1375.  75TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.  (a)  The voters of 
the 75th Judicial District elect a district attorney who represents 
the state in cases before the district courts of Liberty County.
	(b)  The Commissioners Court of Liberty County may 
supplement the state salary of the district attorney.  The 
supplemental compensation may not exceed $5,000 a year.
	Sec. 43.1777.  344TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.  (a)  The voters of 
the 344th Judicial District elect a district attorney who 
represents the state in cases before the district courts of 
Chambers County.
	(b)  The Commissioners Court of Chambers County may 
supplement the state salary of the district attorney.  The 
supplemental compensation may not exceed $5,000 a year.
	SECTION 2.  Section 46.002, Government Code, is amended to 
read as follows:  
	Sec. 46.002.  PROSECUTORS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER.  This chapter 
applies to all county prosecutors and to the following state 
prosecutors:
		(1)  the district attorneys for the 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th, 
12th, 18th, 21st, 23rd, 26th, 27th, 29th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 
35th, 36th, 38th, 43rd, 47th, 49th, 50th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 63rd, 
64th, 66th, 69th, 70th, 75th, 76th, 81st, 83rd, 84th, 85th, 88th, 
90th, 97th, 100th, 105th, 106th, 110th, 118th, 119th, 123rd, 142nd, 
145th, 156th, 159th, 173rd, 196th, 198th, 216th, 220th, 229th, 
235th, [253rd,] 259th, 266th, 268th, 271st, 278th, 286th, 329th, 
344th, 349th, and 355th judicial districts;
		(2)  the criminal district attorneys for the counties 
of Anderson, Austin, Bastrop, Bexar, Bowie, Brazoria, Caldwell, 
Calhoun, Cass, Collin, Comal, Dallas, Deaf Smith, Denton, Eastland, 
Galveston, Gregg, Harrison, Hays, Hidalgo, Jasper, Jefferson, 
Kaufman, Lubbock, McLennan, Madison, Navarro, Newton, Panola, 
Polk, Randall, Rockwall, San Jacinto, Smith, Tarrant, Taylor, 
Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Wichita, Wood, 
and Yoakum;  and
		(3)  the county attorneys performing the duties of 
district attorneys in the counties of Andrews, Callahan, Cameron, 
Castro, Colorado, Crosby, Ellis, Falls, Fannin, Freestone, 
Grayson, Lamar, Lamb, Lampasas, Lee, Limestone, Marion, Milam, 
Morris, Ochiltree, Orange, Rains, Red River, Robertson, Rusk, 
Terry, Webb, and Willacy.
	SECTION 3.  Section 43.170, Government Code, is repealed.                      
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.