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| By: Hopper | H.J.R. No. 36 | |
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| proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of | ||
| the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by | ||
| the election laws of this state. | ||
| BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 22, Article IV, Texas Constitution, is | ||
| amended to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 22. (a) The Attorney General shall represent the State | ||
| in all suits and pleas in the Supreme Court of the State in which the | ||
| State may be a party, and shall especially inquire into the charter | ||
| rights of all private corporations, and from time to time, in the | ||
| name of the State, take such action in the courts as may be proper | ||
| and necessary to prevent any private corporation from exercising | ||
| any power or demanding or collecting any species of taxes, tolls, | ||
| freight or wharfage not authorized by law. The Attorney General | ||
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| forfeiture of such charters, unless otherwise expressly directed by | ||
| law, and give legal advice in writing to the Governor and other | ||
| executive officers, when requested by them, and perform such other | ||
| duties as may be required by law. | ||
| (b) The Attorney General shall have concurrent jurisdiction | ||
| with each county or district attorney of this State to represent | ||
| this State in the prosecution of a criminal offense prescribed by | ||
| the election laws of this State. | ||
| SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | ||
| submitted to the voters at an election to be held May 2, 2026. The | ||
| ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the | ||
| proposition: "The constitutional amendment specifying the | ||
| authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense | ||
| prescribed by the election laws of this state." | ||