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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to |
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the district attorney for the 109th Judicial District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 46.002, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 46.002. PROSECUTORS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER. This chapter |
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applies to all county prosecutors and to the following state |
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prosecutors: |
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(1) the district attorneys for the 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th, |
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12th, 18th, 21st, 23rd, 25th, 26th, 27th, 29th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, |
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34th, 35th, 36th, 38th, 42nd, 43rd, 47th, 49th, 50th, 51st, 52nd, |
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53rd, 63rd, 64th, 66th, 69th, 70th, 76th, 81st, 83rd, 84th, 85th, |
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88th, 90th, 97th, 100th, 105th, 106th, 109th, 110th, 112th, 118th, |
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119th, 123rd, 142nd, 145th, 156th, 159th, 173rd, 196th, 198th, |
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216th, 220th, 229th, 235th, 253rd, 258th, 259th, 266th, 268th, |
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271st, 278th, 286th, 329th, 349th, and 355th judicial districts; |
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(2) the criminal district attorneys for the counties |
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of Anderson, Austin, Bastrop, Bexar, Bowie, Brazoria, Caldwell, |
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Calhoun, Cass, Collin, Comal, Dallas, Deaf Smith, Denton, Eastland, |
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Galveston, Grayson, Gregg, Harrison, Hays, Hidalgo, Jasper, |
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Jefferson, Kaufman, Lubbock, McLennan, Madison, Navarro, Newton, |
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Panola, Polk, Randall, Rockwall, San Jacinto, Smith, Tarrant, |
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Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker, Waller, |
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Wichita, Wood, and Yoakum; and |
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(3) the county attorneys performing the duties of |
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district attorneys in the counties of Andrews, Callahan, Cameron, |
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Castro, Colorado, Crosby, Ellis, Falls, Fannin, Freestone, Lamar, |
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Lamb, Lampasas, Lee, Limestone, Marion, Milam, Morris, Ochiltree, |
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Orange, Rains, Red River, Robertson, Rusk, Terry, Webb, and |
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Willacy. |
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SECTION 2. Effective January 1, 2009, Section 46.002, |
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Government Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 46.002. PROSECUTORS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER. This chapter |
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applies to all county prosecutors and to the following state |
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prosecutors: |
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(1) the district attorneys for the 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th, |
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12th, 18th, 21st, 23rd, 25th, 26th, 27th, 29th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, |
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34th, 35th, 36th, 38th, 42nd, 43rd, 47th, 49th, 50th, 51st, 52nd, |
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53rd, 63rd, 64th, 66th, 69th, 70th, 76th, 81st, 83rd, 84th, 85th, |
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88th, 90th, 97th, 100th, 105th, 106th, 109th, 110th, 112th, 118th, |
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119th, 123rd, 142nd, 145th, 156th, 159th, 173rd, 196th, 198th, |
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216th, 220th, 229th, 235th, 253rd, 258th, 259th, 266th, 268th, |
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271st, 278th, 286th, 329th, 344th, 349th, and 355th judicial |
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districts; |
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(2) the criminal district attorneys for the counties |
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of Anderson, Austin, Bastrop, Bexar, Bowie, Brazoria, Caldwell, |
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Calhoun, Cass, Collin, Comal, Dallas, Deaf Smith, Denton, Eastland, |
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Galveston, Grayson, Gregg, Harrison, Hays, Hidalgo, Jasper, |
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Jefferson, Kaufman, Lubbock, McLennan, Madison, Navarro, Newton, |
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Panola, Polk, Randall, Rockwall, San Jacinto, Smith, Tarrant, |
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Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker, Waller, |
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Wichita, Wood, and Yoakum; and |
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(3) the county attorneys performing the duties of |
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district attorneys in the counties of Andrews, Callahan, Cameron, |
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Castro, Colorado, Crosby, Ellis, Falls, Fannin, Freestone, Lamar, |
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Lamb, Lampasas, Lee, Limestone, Marion, Milam, Morris, Ochiltree, |
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Orange, Rains, Red River, Robertson, Rusk, Terry, Webb, and |
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Willacy. |
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SECTION 3. Section 43.150, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.150. 109TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. [(a)] The voters of |
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Crane and Winkler counties elect a district attorney for the 109th |
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Judicial District who represents the state in that district court |
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only in those counties. |
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[(b) The commissioners courts of the counties comprising
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the district may supplement the state salary of the district
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attorney in an amount not to exceed $2,000 a year. Each
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commissioners court shall pay a proportionate share of the
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supplemental salary according to the population of the county.] |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |