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Amend HB 421 (Senate committee printing) as follows:                         
	(1)  Strike SECTION 3 of the bill (page 1, line 42, through 
page 2, line 4) and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill 
accordingly.
	(2)  In SECTION 5 of the bill (page 2, line 33), between 
"abolished" and the period, insert "on January 1, 2009".
	(3)  Strike SECTION 6 of the bill (page 2, line 34) and 
substitute the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS:
	SECTION ____.  Notwithstanding Section 41.010, Government 
Code, the initial vacancy in the office of criminal district 
attorney of Fannin County on creation of the office shall be filled 
by election.  The office of criminal district attorney of Fannin 
County exists only for the purposes of the primary and general 
elections in 2008.  The qualified voters of the county shall elect 
the initial criminal district attorney of Fannin County at the 
general election in 2008 for a four-year term beginning January 1, 
2009.  Thereafter, the criminal district attorney of Fannin County 
shall be elected for a four-year term as provided by Section 30, 
Article V, Texas Constitution.  A vacancy after the initial vacancy 
is filled as provided by Section 12, Article IV, Texas 
Constitution.
	SECTION ____.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2008.