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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to require the attorney |
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general to appoint a special prosecutor to prosecute certain |
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offenses that are committed by peace officers. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 22, Article IV, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 22. (a) The Attorney General shall represent the |
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State in all suits and pleas in the Supreme Court of the State in |
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which the State may be a party, and shall especially inquire into |
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the charter rights of all private corporations, and from time to |
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time, in the name of the State, take such action in the courts as may |
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be proper and necessary to prevent any private corporation from |
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exercising any power or demanding or collecting any species of |
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taxes, tolls, freight or wharfage not authorized by law. The |
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Attorney General [He] shall, whenever sufficient cause exists, seek |
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a judicial forfeiture of such charters, unless otherwise expressly |
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directed by law, and give legal advice in writing to the Governor |
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and other executive officers, when requested by them, and perform |
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such other duties as may be required by law. |
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(b) To the extent provided by general law, the Attorney |
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General shall appoint a special prosecutor to perform the duties of |
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a prosecuting attorney in any prosecution of a peace officer for an |
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offense arising out of an officer-involved injury or death, as |
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defined by law, from which the prosecuting attorney is |
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disqualified. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2019. |
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The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment requiring the attorney |
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general to appoint a special prosecutor to prosecute certain |
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offenses that are committed by peace officers." |