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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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and the duties of the county attorney in Burleson County and to the |
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duties of the district attorney for the 21st Judicial District and |
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the 335th Judicial District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.108, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.108. 21ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of |
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Washington County [and Burleson counties] elect a district attorney |
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for the 21st Judicial District who represents the state in that |
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district court only in that county [those counties]. |
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(b) The district attorney also represents the state and |
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performs the duties of district attorney before the 335th District |
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Court in Washington County [and Burleson counties]. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 45, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 45.126 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 45.126. BURLESON COUNTY. (a) In Burleson County, the |
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county attorney of Burleson 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 and is entitled to be compensated by the state in the manner and |
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amount set by general law relating to the salary paid to district |
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attorneys by the state. |
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(b) The county attorney of Burleson County or the |
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Commissioners Court of Burleson 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 |
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Burleson County. The county attorney shall account for and report |
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to the 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, 18th, 21st, 23rd, 26th, |
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27th, 29th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 38th, 39th, 42nd, |
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43rd, 46th, 47th, 49th, 50th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 63rd, 64th, 66th, |
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69th, 70th, 76th, 79th, 81st, 83rd, 84th, 85th, 88th, 90th, 97th, |
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100th, 105th, 106th, 109th, 110th, 112th, 118th, 119th, 123rd, |
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132nd, 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, 287th, 329th, 344th, 349th, 355th, 369th, 452nd, and |
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506th 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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Fannin, Galveston, Grayson, Gregg, Harrison, Hays, Hidalgo, |
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Jasper, Jefferson, Kaufman, Kendall, Lubbock, McLennan, Madison, |
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Navarro, Newton, Panola, Polk, Randall, Rockwall, San Jacinto, |
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Smith, 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, Aransas, Burleson, |
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Callahan, Cameron, Castro, Colorado, Crosby, Ellis, Falls, |
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Freestone, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Lamar, Lamb, Lampasas, Lavaca, |
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Lee, Limestone, Marion, Milam, Morris, Ochiltree, Oldham, Orange, |
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Rains, Red River, Robertson, Rusk, Swisher, Terry, Webb, and |
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Willacy. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |