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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to permit the attorney general |
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to prosecute offenses against public administration, including |
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ethics offenses, and offenses involving insurance fraud. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article IV, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 22a to read as follows: |
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Sec. 22a. To the extent provided by general law, the attorney |
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general may represent the state in the district and inferior courts |
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in the prosecution of criminal and civil offenses classified by law |
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as offenses against public administration, including ethics |
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offenses, or as offenses involving insurance fraud. |
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SECTION 2. The constitutional amendment proposed by this |
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resolution shall be submitted to the voters at the general election |
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to be held November 3, 2009. The ballot shall be printed to provide |
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for voting for or against the proposition: "The constitutional |
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amendment permitting the attorney general to prosecute offenses |
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against public administration, including ethics offenses, and |
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offenses involving insurance fraud." |