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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the office of district attorney for certain judicial |
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districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.120, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.120. 34TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of |
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[Culberson, Hudspeth, and] El Paso county [counties] elect a |
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district attorney for the 34th Judicial District. |
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(b) The district attorney for the 34th Judicial District |
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also acts as district attorney for the 41st, 65th, 120th, and 171st |
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judicial districts, [the 394th Judicial District in Culberson and
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Hudspeth counties,] and represents the state in all criminal cases |
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before every district court having jurisdiction in El Paso County. |
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(c) The district attorney represents the state in all |
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criminal cases pending in the inferior courts having jurisdiction |
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in El Paso County. |
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[(d) The commissioners courts of Culberson and Hudspeth
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counties shall each pay to El Paso County $100 a month to be
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expended, on sworn claims of the district attorney approved by the
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Commissioners Court of El Paso County, for the preparation and
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conduct of criminal affairs of the district attorney's office.] |
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(e) For the purpose of conducting his office, the district |
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attorney may appoint two first assistant district attorneys, or one |
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first assistant district attorney and one first assistant |
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administrative district attorney, and the other assistant district |
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attorneys that are necessary to the proper performance of the |
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district attorney's duties. |
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(f) The assistants and other employees of the district |
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attorney are compensated by the Commissioners Court of El Paso |
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County. The Commissioners Court of El Paso County must approve the |
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number of assistants and other employees appointed and the amount |
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of compensation of those employees. |
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SECTION 2. Section 43.141, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.141. 83RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of |
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Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, [Pecos,] and Presidio |
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counties elect a district attorney for the 83rd Judicial District. |
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(b) The district attorney for the 83rd district also acts as |
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district attorney for the 394th Judicial District in Brewster, |
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Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, and Presidio counties. |
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SECTION 3. Section 43.152, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.152. 112TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of |
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the 112th Judicial District elect a district attorney. |
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(b) The district attorney for the 112th district also acts |
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as district attorney for the 83rd Judicial District in Pecos |
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county. |
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SECTION 4. (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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(b) On the effective date of this Act, the district attorney |
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for the 34th Judicial District shall transfer all matters for |
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Culberson and Hudspeth counties under the district attorney's |
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control to the district attorney for the 83rd Judicial District. |
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(c) On the effective date of this Act, the district attorney |
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for the 83rd Judicial District shall transfer all matters for Pecos |
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county under the district attorney's control to the district |
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attorney for the 112th Judicial District. |
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(d) On the effective date of this Act, the several district |
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courts shall promptly enter any orders for substitution of counsel |
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as necessary to permit the appearance by the 83rd and 112th Judicial |
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Districts on behalf of state pending before the several district |
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courts. |