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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the attorney general to represent |
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county officials in certain cases. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 157.9015, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) This subsection applies only to a county with a |
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population of more than one million. If a district or county |
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attorney declines to represent a county official or employee in a |
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suit described by Subsection (c), the county official or employee |
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may request representation from the attorney general, and the |
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attorney general may offer to represent the county official or |
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employee. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |