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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the duties of and the application of the professional |
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prosecutors law to the county attorney in Lavaca County and to the |
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duties of the district attorney for the 25th Judicial District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.112, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.112. 25TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The voters of |
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Gonzales and [,] Guadalupe Counties [, and Lavaca counties] elect a |
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district attorney for the 25th Judicial District who represents the |
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state in that district court only in those counties. In addition to |
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exercising the duties and authority conferred on district attorneys |
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by general law, the district attorney represents the state in all |
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criminal cases in the district courts in those counties. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 45, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 45.243 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 45.243. LAVACA COUNTY. (a) In Lavaca County, the |
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county attorney of Lavaca County shall perform the duties imposed |
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on and have the powers conferred on district attorneys by general |
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law. |
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(b) The county attorney of Lavaca County or the |
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Commissioners Court of Lavaca County may accept gifts or grants |
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from any individual, partnership, corporation, trust, foundation, |
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association, or governmental entity for the purpose of financing or |
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assisting the operation of the office of county attorney in Lavaca |
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County. The county attorney shall account for and report to the |
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commissioners court all gifts or grants accepted under this |
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subsection. |
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SECTION 3. 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 the state prosecuting attorney, all county prosecutors, |
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and the following state prosecutors: |
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(1) the district attorneys for Kenedy and Kleberg |
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Counties and for the 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th, 12th, 18th, 21st, 23rd, |
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25th, 26th, 27th, 29th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 38th, |
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39th, 42nd, 43rd, 46th, 47th, 49th, 50th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 63rd, |
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64th, 66th, 69th, 70th, 76th, 81st, 83rd, 84th, 85th, 88th, 90th, |
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97th, 100th, 105th, 106th, 109th, 110th, 112th, 118th, 119th, |
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123rd, 142nd, 143rd, 145th, 156th, 159th, 173rd, 196th, 198th, |
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216th, 220th, 229th, 235th, 253rd, 258th, 259th, 266th, 268th, |
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271st, 286th, 329th, 344th, 349th, 355th, and 506th 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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Fannin, Galveston, Grayson, Gregg, Harrison, Hays, Hidalgo, |
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Jasper, Jefferson, Kaufman, Lubbock, McLennan, Madison, Navarro, |
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Newton, Panola, Polk, Randall, Rockwall, San Jacinto, Smith, |
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Tarrant, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker, |
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Waller, 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, Freestone, Lamar, Lamb, |
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Lampasas, Lavaca, Lee, Limestone, Marion, Milam, Morris, |
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Ochiltree, Orange, Rains, Red River, Robertson, Rusk, Swisher, |
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Terry, Webb, and Willacy. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |