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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers and duties of the county attorney and |
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district attorney in Ector County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.137, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: |
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(c) In addition to exercising the duties and authority |
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conferred on district attorneys by general law, the district |
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attorney represents the state in the district and inferior courts |
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in Ector County in all criminal cases, juvenile matters under Title |
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3, Family Code, and matters involving children's protective |
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services. |
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(d) The district attorney has no power, duty, or privilege |
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in any civil matter, other than civil asset forfeiture and civil |
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bond forfeiture matters. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 45, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 45.168 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 45.168. ECTOR COUNTY. (a) It is the primary duty of |
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the county attorney in Ector County to represent the state, Ector |
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County, and the officials of the county in all civil matters, other |
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than asset forfeiture and bond forfeiture matters for which the |
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district attorney is responsible, pending before the courts of |
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Ector County and any other court in which the state, Ector County, |
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or the county officials have matters pending. |
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(b) The county attorney has no power, duty, or privilege in |
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Ector County relating to criminal matters, juvenile matters under |
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Title 3, Family Code, or matters involving children's protective |
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services. |
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SECTION 3. Section 43.137, Government Code, as amended by |
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this Act, and Section 45.168, Government Code, as added by this Act, |
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apply only to a proceeding commenced on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. A proceeding commenced before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the proceeding |
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was commenced, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |