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By:  Gallego                                                      H.B. No. 3274



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the office of county attorney of Pecos County, to the 
office of district attorney for the 83rd Judicial District and to 
the office of district attorney for the 112th Judicial District.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 43.141(a), Government Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	(a)  The voters of Brewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, and 
Upton counties elect a district attorney for the 83rd Judicial 
District.
	SECTION 2.  Section 43.152(a), Government Code is amended to 
read as follows:
	(a)  The voters of Crockett, Reagan, Sutton, and Upton 
counties the 112th Judicial District elect a district attorney for 
the 112th Judicial District who represents the state in that 
district court only in those counties.
	SECTION 3.  Chapter 45, Government Code, is amended by 
adding Section 45.285 to read as follows:
	Sec. 45.285.  Pecos County.  (a)  The county attorney of 
Pecos County shall perform the duties and have the powers conferred 
on district and county attorneys by general law.  The county 
attorney of Pecos County shall exclusively represent the state in 
all matters pending before the district and inferior courts of 
Pecos County.
	(b)  Notwithstanding any other law, the county attorney of 
Pecos is entitled to continue receiving the statutory supplement 
provided to county attorneys under Chapter 46 of the Texas 
Government Code.
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2005.